The documentary is a sobering look at what war does to a community, but also a heroic tale of how music and art stay with us even when a situation is most dire. Beats of the antonov is a documentary film released in 2014. Jul 27, 2015 beats of the antonov beats of the antonov was a big winner at the 36th durban international film festival, taking home both best documentary and the freedom of expression award. Beats of the antonov human rights watch film festival. Beats of the antonov wins big at durban international film. Will talks to musician and ethnomusicologist, alsarah, about her involvement in beats of the antonov. Beats of the antonov is a feature documentary that takes you through a wonderful journey into a story of sudan that is never told. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the company credits submission guide. Sudan is doing everything it can to rid itself of the rebel forces in the blue nile area and the nuba mountains. Antonov company is able to realize full cycle of the aircraft creation from design to serial production and complex aftersale support of the aircraft. The range of voices, languages, and beats shows the fallacy of imposing one majority culture by force. Beats of the antonov explores how music binds a community together, offering hope and a common identity for refugees engaged in a fierce battle to protect cultural traditions and heritage from. The central government in sudan over the years has enforced an arabicislamic identity on the other fiftysix major ethnic groups of sudan.
Kukas documentary celebrates defiance and the human spirit, and. Yet thanks to kukas insistence on giving the refugees a voice to speak, beats of the antonov. Watch beats of the antonov online vimeo on demand on vimeo. Why not follow us on facebook to be the first to find out about the latest developments. Traditionally music has always been part of daily life in these areas, but now, it has a new role in a society challenge by war. Winner of the peoples choice award at last years toronto international film festival, beats of the antonov is a celebration of defiant cultural expression and a unique perspective on the complex realities of a divided sudan. Drfirestones rating of the film beats of the antonov this is an emotional and honest exploration of sudans folklore and local traditions. A music movement is at the core of this engaging and unsettling documentary from war reporter hajooj kuka. Choice documentary award, 2014 toronto international film festival. Kukas documentary celebrates defiance and the human spirit. Antonov s particular expertise is in the fields of very large aeroplanes and aeroplanes using unprepared runways.
Beats of the antonov trailer video world news the guardian. This film is being screened this weekend as part of the human rights watch festival. An antonov an2, stationary in a grassy field, appears briefly in a scene in the 1997 film the peacemaker. With beats of the antonov, director hajooj kuka provides an inspiring account of how cultural heritage and creative traditions can defy the indignity of displacement. The documentary film, beats of the antonov, has won the peoples choice documentary award at the 39th international film festival of toronto in canada. Trailer for beats of the antonov director hajooj kuka immerses us in the world of the sudanese farmers, herders and rebels of the blue nile and nuba mountain regions, who defiantly celebrate their heritage and tend their lands in the face of a government bombing campaign. In his debut, beats of the antonov, sudanese filmmaker hajooj kuka goes to his sometime home in the nuba mountains, where war has been nearly. The film cuts a multiplicity of voicesvillagers, militia, academics, and moretogether in a steady chorus. Farmers, herders and rebels tend their lands in the face of a government bombing campaign. This document focuses on the conflict of human soul.
Beats of the antonov tells the story of the people of the blue nile and nuba mountains in sudan, showing how they deal with civil war. One of the most uplifting films at this years durban international film festival is also an indictment of sudans current president, omar albashir. Beats of the antonov explores how music binds a community together. The film follows the invisible tangent between sadness and happiness while raising questions about the identity of certain individuals communities in the sudan. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Behind the music special beats of the antonov soas radio. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Hajooj kukas short yet powerful beats of the antonov is a poignant documentary on the warravaged border between north and south sudan, set against the backdrop of refugee communities who have only one another to cling on to.
The directorial debut of sudanese filmmaker hajooj kuka, the film is a portrait of refugees of the blue nile and nuba mountains affected by the the. Yet, instead of finding a devastated and defeated people we find a vibrant culture, people who have found new purpose and energy in the face of conflict. The resilience of oppressed communities holding on to their culture is the theme of this standout documentary. Sep 18, 2014 in beats of the antonovs brisk 65minutes we become a part of the bombing raids with kukas shakycam footage alongside villagers, join the festivities of local concerts merging audience and musician into one entity, and witness the horror of war with guns blaring, tanks rolling, and bodies carried off the fields. A beautiful and subtle film, this follows the lives of the displaced communities of the blue nile and nuba mountains. The opening scenes of hajooj kukas film, beats of the antonov, are as surreal as they are uplifting. I was first interested in it to hear the music, which has a great beat that inspired me to get up and dance. Tail number year maker model cn engines seats location. Beats of the antonov premise the premise of beats of the antonov is that, the core reason for the civil war in sudan is an identity issue. It is based on a belief in the power of human connection, designed for people who want to use beats of the antonovto engage family, friends, classmates, colleagues and communities. Hajooj kukas remarkable documentary that looks at the lives, musics and recent conflicts of the blue nile and nuba mountains of sudan.
A tightlyedited work perhaps its greatest flaw is that its a bit too quick, beats of the antonov deftly navigates its complex subject matter, imbuing it with a warmth and optimistic humanity often overlooked by other filmmakers documenting africa who cheaply perpetuate the harmful, reductive stereotype of the continent as a cesspit. Beats of the antonov to show in the london human rights. Beats of the antonov trailer official selection maryland. At the end of expendables 2 the main character barney ross was given an antonov an2 as a gift since the teams original plane was destroyed fighting terrorists. Students will use these insights to reconsider what they know about the u. Among the innumerable films lost in the toronto film festivals leviathan belly, beats of the antonov is a true standout deserving of a significant critical push. A look at life along the sudansouth sudan border, where many who fought to create south sudan found themselves on the wrong side of the border once it was established in 2011. Winner peoples choice award, toronto international film festival 2014. This lesson uses clips from beats of the antonov to provide viewers with important insights into the role of race, racism, ethnicity and economic power in the ongoing conflict. If you would like to watch beats of the antonov, its screening schedule and venue is at 6. Sudanese documentary wins big at durban international film. Beats of the antonov, is an award winning documentary telling the story of people caught in of one of the longest running conflicts in the world. Beats of the antonov is an enchanting look into something that has gone on for so long that much of the world has forgotten that a civil war is even taking place in sudan right now.
Apr 21, 2015 beats of the antonov explores how music binds a community together, offering hope and a common identity for refugees engaged in a fierce battle to protect cultural traditions and heritage from. Beats of the antonov explores how music binds a community together, offering hope and a common identity for refugees engaged in a fierce battle to protect cultural traditions and heritage from those trying to obliterate them. Beats of the antonov trailer festival 2014 youtube. Jul 22, 2015 culture thrives even as bombs rain from the sky. Beats of the antonov explores how music binds a community together, offering hope. The premise of beats of the antonov is that, the core reason for the civil war in sudan is an identity issue. The separation of sudan into two sovereign states has not prevented the longest civil war in the african continent from raging on to this day. Despite the people suffering aerial bombardment its not unusual to hear laughter and music ring out in the aftermath. Telling the story of the sudanese populations of the blue nile and nuba mountain regions this concentrated documentary feature reveals, and revels in, the cultural production and societal organisation of these people. For more than three decades the an12 was the standard mediumrange cargo and paratroop transport aircraft of the soviet air forces. Interweaving the speaking and singing of militants, intellectuals and everyday folk, beats of the antonov reverses conventional representations of victimhood and reveals an alternative narrative of tenacity and resilience. Dec 09, 2014 beats of the antonov, directed by hajooj kuka, captures the vital role that music plays to the refugees fleeing the conflict of the blue nile and nuba mountain regions of sudan.
Music of resistance in sudans rebel regions world news. Posts about beats of antonov written by osama mahmoud. Director, hajooj kuka was on the ground filming for over eighteen months, creating a film that traverses through the lives of displaced people who lost everything. Season 28 episode 7 1m 23s sudan has been in an almost constant state of civil war since it achieved independence in 1956, and it split into a pair. Beats of the antonov using this guide this guide is an invitation to dialogue. Aug 27, 2014 beats of the antonov focuses on the everyday survival of people who have lost kin, homes, and livelihoods in the ongoing conflict, but instead of devastation and defeat, we discover communities. Beats of the antonov trailer beats of the antonov documentary. Beats of the antonov is a celebration of defiant cultural expression and a unique perspective on the complex realities of a divided sudan. Winner, grolsch peoples choice documentary award, 2014 toronto international film festival. Beats of the antonov and its infectious music stayed with me for days after viewing it with more films like this coming from african directors, we could be witnessing the start of a new canon of african film. This film screened on june 14, 2015 at the film society of.
Antonov model prefix an has built a total of approximately 22,000 aircraft, and thousands of its planes are currently operating in the former soviet union and in developing countries. Beats of the antonov succeeds where other documentaries and narrative films about war and suffering on the african continent often fail, in that it finds a new, genuinely interesting perspective from which to explore a complex situation. We continue to inspire and help movie and film professionals complete their projects. Dark money, a political thriller, examines one of the greatest present threats to american democracy. This film is supported by the bertha film fund, idfa bertha fund. It is the military version of the antonov an10 and has many variants. The uplifting documentary is a celebration of the people of the blue nile and nuba mountains in sudan, who fought with the south for. Jul 27, 2015 beats of the antonov was a big winner at the 36th durban international film festival, taking home both best documentary and the freedom of expression award the uplifting documentary is a celebration of the people of the blue nile and nuba mountains in sudan, who fought with the south for independence but now remain trapped in a civil war in the north. Winner peoples choice award, toronto international film.
We directly witness the human cost of an armed conflict in a place where everyday life meets everyday death. This war has resulted in the misery for millions and the splitting of sudan into two nations. Beats of the antonov in the london human rights film festival. Beats of the antonov take one action film festivals. Beats of the antonov shows the celebration of culture as the defiant assertion for diversity in the face of oppression. Beats of the antonov film society of lincoln center.
Winner tiff 2014 peoples choice documentary award directed by. Let us know what you think of the site and tell us what features you want to see next. The story of the people of the blue nile and nuba mountains in sudan, showing how they deal with civil war. Dec 15, 2015 beats of the antonov explores how music binds a community together, offering hope and a common identity for refugees engaged in a fierce battle to protect cultural traditions and heritage from those trying to obliterate them. The full episode is no longer available for online streaming.
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