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Suzannah Mirghani on How Thessaloniki Winner ‘Cotton Queen’ Shines a Light on Sudanese Culture: ‘There’s a Sense of Being Seen’

By Leo Barraclough Nov 20, 2025 | 4:32 AM

As the Doha Film Festival opens its inaugural edition with a robust Spotlight on Sudanese cinema and music, the program arrives at a moment when the country’s films, like its people, are fighting to stay visible. In a year marked by ongoing war and mass displacement, DFF’s showcase feels both celebratory and, quietly, political. Nowhere […]