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Murtada Elfadl

Murtada Elfadl is a culture writer, critic, and film curator. Born and raised in Khartoum, Sudan he currently resides in New York. His work has appeared in Variety, SEEN , and the A.V. Club, among other publications. He is a programmer at NewFest, New York’s LGBTQ Film Festival, and at the documentary festivals DOC NYC and Porto/Post/Doc.

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The Sudanese Film Group’s Legacy of Political Resistance and Creative Liberation

The members of this influential leftist collective created a formally adventurous body of work that examined the nation’s tumultuous history through a postcolonial lens.

By Murtada Elfadl

Features— Aug 7, 2026