Suhaib Gasmelbari
Suhaib Gasmelbari (* 1979 in Sudan ) is a Sudanese filmmaker. Gasmelbari lived in Sudan until he was 16 and then studied film at the Univérsité Paris VIII . With his feature film debut Talking About Trees he won the Glashütte Original Documentary Award and the Audience Award at the Berlinale 2019 . He previously worked as a freelance cameraman and editor for Al Qarra , Al Jazeera and France 24 . As a director and screenwriter, he made several short fictional and documentary films. Gasmelbari is committed to the preservation and digitization of historical Sudanese films.
Filmography
- 2012: Oda Nagam (Ode to my Feet) (short film)
- 2017: Sudan's Forgotten Films (short film)
- 2019: Talking About Trees (documentary)
Web links
- Suhaib Gasmelbari in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Suhaib Gasmelbari on the Berlinale website
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| SURNAME | Gasmelbari, Suhaib |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Sudanese filmmaker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sudan |