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The Dam

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Merowe Dam in North Sudan. Maher works in a traditional brickyard fed by the waters of the Nile. Every evening, he secretly wanders off into the desert to erect a mysterious construction made of mud. Despite a disturbing wound in his lower back that seems to be eating away at his skin, he continues his labour day after day. While the Sudanese people rise to claim their freedom, his mud creation starts slowly to take a life of its own.

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In its best moments, The Dam is confident, evocative film-making.
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What others think

Cherri has a marvellous visual and compositional sense, often creating startling images in the desert plains, which look like Tatooine.
Peter Bradshaw The Guardian
With the 2019 mass protests in the background, a historical moment steeped in revolutionary potential, it is strange and misguided for The Dam to detach itself from this collective fervour for change.
Phuong Le Sight & Sound

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12 May 2023