No Simple Way Home
Description
First-time filmmaker Akuol de Mabior examines the legacy of John Garang de Mabior, her father and the founding father of South Sudan. The revolutionary leader of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army, he later served as Vice President of Sudan, only to die in a helicopter crash in 2005, three weeks after taking office. His family continues to uphold his memory while shaping the young republic of South Sudan. His widow, Rebecca, is its vice president, and one of Akuol’s sisters helps the country by distributing aid to victims of a flood. Akuol de Mabior contemplates expectations that she will serve South Sudan as part of her family’s lineage in a film that marks the beginning of a national cinema. Kenyan filmmaker Sam Soko (Softie) produces.
The daughter of Sudanese freedom fighters who turned to politics, Akuol de Mabior was a top fashion model before switching gears and studying film at the University of Cape Town. After making several shorts, she debuts her first feature, No Simple Way Home (2022).
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Film Details
LanguageEnglish, Dinka, Arabic
Year2022
PremiereNorth American
Runtime85
CountrySouth Sudan, Kenya, South Africa
DirectorAkuol de Mabior
ProducerSam Soko, Don Edkins, Tiny Mugwe
Executive ProducerBramwel Iro, Don Edkins, Sam Soko
EditorAngela Wamai, Khalid Khamis
CinematographerEmma Nzioka, Akuol de Mabior
MusicGary Thomas
Print SourceLBx Africassoko@lbxafrica.com https://www.lbxafrica.com/film/no-simple-way-home
Closed CaptionsClosed captions are not available for this screening.
Audio DescriptionAudio description is not available for this screening.
American Sign Language (ASL) InterpretationAmerican Sign Language (ASL) interpretation is not currently scheduled for this event. For more information about ASL interpretation at our events, e-mail ADA@SFFilm.org.
