Sudanese filmmaker Marwa Zein was awarded a 5,000$ grant for her film Off Khartoum Sides

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

When it’s illegal for women to smoke or drink, as it is in Sudan’s capital Khartoum, or walk around in public without wearing a hijab, can soccer be the way to a better future? And for women from minority tribes and with little education, how can they even contemplate being part of the beautiful game? Sudan is beset by regional wars and constant social and economic crises. Nevertheless, Sarah, Henda and Gaddal form the backbone of Sudan’s only women’s team, and training hard is their strategy for a better future. Fending off harassment and discrimination, they dare to dream big.