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SUMMARY:Al-Bait Baitkom Presents Returning Sands
DESCRIPTION:Returning Sands join forces with one of New York City’s most vibrant grassroots Sudanese organisations\, Al-Bait Baitkom\, to host an unforgettable evening of Sudanese culture – live performances\, community archiving\, and beautiful solidarity.  \nAlong with a great lineup of Sudanese artists\, this special edition will feature a live collage activity for all of their guests to participate in. \nAll proceeds from the event will support the upcoming documentary\, Returning Sands\, which explores the fight carried out by displaced Sudanese artists and heritage workers to keep Sudan’s cultural heritage and memory alive amid ongoing conflict and displacement. \nReturning Sands is more than a documentary\, it’s a cultural impact project dedicated to preserving and sharing Sudanese cultural heritage threatened by ongoing armed conflict and displacement. The Sudanese cultural heritage campaign was founded by heritage and creative professionals\, including American investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker Paris Quetzal Sistilli\, Sudanese-Bermudian editor\, writer and researcher Yusef Bushara\, and Guatemalan-Italian writer and filmmaker Camilla Marchese Gonzalez. An entirely not-for-profit initiative\, Returning Sands seeks to ensure that Sudanese heritage remains visible\, accessible\, and understood by audiences around the world. Through documentary filmmaking\, public exhibition\, archival material\, and intercultural education\, the project and organisation brings Sudanese heritage and those working to protect it to the fore. Public programming will begin in the fall of 2026. For more information\, visit https://returningsands.org \n📆 Saturday\, 14 November\n⏱️ Doors open at 6:30 pm\n📍 The People’s Forum\, 320 W 37th St\, New York \nFor more information or to get tickets\, visit www.viewcy.com/event/returning_sands \n100% of ticket sales are a donation to the Returning Sands impact campaign\, recommended $10 donation at check out. \nReturning Sands: An Upcoming Documentary and Campaign to Preserve Sudanese Cultural Memory \n \nMohamed MahmoudCo-founder and technical director of 500 Words Magazine. Mohamed is a computer systems analyst based in Khartoum\, Sudan.
URL:https://thesudanist.com/event/al-bait-baitkom-presents-returning-sands/
LOCATION:The People’s Forum\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film and Documentary
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