Nothing Happens After Your Absence

Nothing Happens After Your Absence

2026 · 16 min

Ibrahim goes back to the village he once left, hoping to screen films. But as he wrestles with custom and bureaucracy, war ignites across Sudan, turning his search for a screen into a battle to stay alive.

Directed by Ibrahim Omar

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