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The Art Of Sin
''The Art of Sin'' ( ar, فن الخطيئة) is a 2020 Sudanese documentary film written and directed by Ibrahim Mursal. The filming is a delicate portrait of the artist and LGBT activist Ahmed Umer, who campaigns for gay visibility and seeks new forms of expression for their Sudanese-Norwegian identity. Plot Artist Ahmed Umar arrived in Norway in 2008 as a refugee from their native country, Sudan, which at the time was one of seven nations that executed people for same-sex conduct. Seven years later, in 2015, when Umar came out on Facebook, as one of the first openly gay man from Sudan, a large portion of the Sudanese community turned against him, including relatives. Moving to Norway, Umar quickly learns that even a liberal country can be dangerous for openly gay immigrants and is beaten during a Pride event. Despite everything, Umar longs to go back and re-establish their connection to their family and country. But will they welcome him or reject him? At that time, ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibrahim Mursal
Ibrahim Mursal Warsame ( ar, إبراهيم مُرسال, born 1990 ) is a Norwegian film director of Sudanese and Somali origins. He is known for writing and directing The Art of Sin, a documentary about openly gay Sudanese artist Ahmed Umar (artist), Ahmed Umar. Early life and education Mursal was born in 1990 in Somalia but fled with his family during the Somali Civil War, civil war. In Sudan, he obtained a Bachelor's degree in Oil and Gas exploration from the Sudan University of Science and Technology (SUST) in 2012. He completed a Film and Photographic Arts workshop at Goethe-Institute Sudan in 2012 which (re)kindled his interest in filmmaking. He was part of the 2014 TED (conference), TEDxKhartoum organising team which was shut down on 11 May 2013 by the Sudanese General Intelligence Service (Sudan), ''National Intelligence and Security Service'' (NISS) without an explanation or warning after the NISS previously approved it. He continued to participate in organising mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |