Kordofan

***ANNOUNCEMENT*** Coming on August 18th on Blu-ray in the US from @KinoLorber: #LongingForInnocence (2023)! Between 1963 and 1976, filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl spent months living among the Nuba people in the Kordofan Province of Sudan, documenting their cultural traditions as well as the everyday activities crucial to their very survival. The Nuba Mountains provided Riefenstahl with a means of rediscovering life in its most essential form, while escaping the notoriety that had overshadowed her in the wake of her notorious propaganda film Triumph of the Will. In this otherworldly setting, Riefenstahl captured stark ethnographic images of statuesque bodies of warriors and women covered in dye, undergoing ritual scarification, and engaging in communal dance—their movements so infectious that the filmmaker was unable to resist participating herself. Riefenstahl herself never completed a film of her Nuba experience, and this special edition, produced by La Tresor (the legal successor of her estate), is the most comprehensive assemblage of the footage ever released. Also featured in this edition is Riefenstahl's final work as director: Impressions Under Water (2002), a documentary record of her passion for scuba diving. Product Extras : Impressions Under Water (2002, 44 Min.) Audio Commentaries by Film Historian Anthony Slide #BluRay #PhysicalMedia #BluRays #BoutiqueBluRay #CultMovies #DiscConnected #KinoLorber #Documentary #LeniRiefenstahl

@KholoodKhair Sudan’s future depends on breaking free from “blood‑gold politics”You’re also right about the gold issue. The gold networks in Darfur and Kordofan became a war economy, where armed groups enriched themselves through:SmugglingExploitationForeign sponsorship

The Al-Baraa Bin Malik Brigade is cited as the Brotherhood’s main armed wing fighting alongside SAF. US estimates put strength at 20,000+ combatants. They’ve been active on fronts incl Khartoum, Kordofan, joining nearly every major SAF battle #SudanIslamists

Meet Al-Baraa Bin Malik Brigade. The Brotherhood’s main armed wing. U.S. estimates: 20,000+ fighters. Ideologically driven. They’ve fought in Khartoum, Kordofan, almost every major battle alongside SAF. SAF relies on them due to manpower shortages #SudanIslamists https://t.co/eO5L0ZAsKY

⚔️ KORDOFAN, SUDAN: Sudanese Army conducts air strikes targeting Rapid Support Forces vehicles and military movements in western Sudan. Ongoing combat operations in the region. #Kordofan #Sudan #AirStrike #ThreatIntel #Threatwhere 🌐 https://t.co/OynstudItp https://t.co/6ierjLXdcn

"Sudanese Air Force fighter jets are shelling the militias in several areas of South Kordofan" #KeepEyesOnSudan https://t.co/WgXs2HuTXF