The Dam
84 mins
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 labor day after day. While the Sudanese people rise to claim their freedom, his mud creation starts slowly to take a life of its own.
Ali Cherri
Director
Bassem Fayad
Director of Photography
Isabelle Manquillet
Editor
Remi Bonhomme
Associate Producer
Imane Farès
Co-Producer
Janja Kralj
Producer
Vanja Milanovic
Co-Producer
Vladimir Perišić
Co-Producer
Abbass Alkhalifa
Art Direction
Savannah Delcamp-Risse
Second Assistant Director
Toufic Khreich
First Assistant Director
Simon Apostolou
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Simon Apostolou
Sound Mixer
Luka Barajević
Foley Editor
Emmanuel Desguez
Foley Recordist
Vincent Gregorio
Foley Artist
Jakov Munižaba
Sound Designer
Jakov Munižaba
Supervising Sound Editor
Mel Massadian
Visual Effects
Ali Cherri
Writer
Geoffroy Grison
Writer
Lina Mounzer
Idea
Samo Hussein
Co-Producer
Mona Khouli
Assistant Director