A camel trapped in a sesame mill. You read that right. Sudanese cinema's most hypnotic fever dream.
The short film Jamal (1981) by Ibrahim Shaddad is a report from the life of a camel, most of which plays out in a dreary, small room – a sesame mill.
Direction
Shaddad turns documentary into existential horror.
Cinematography
Cramped spaces that feel increasingly nightmarish.
Director
Ibrahim Shaddad
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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