Mirghani’s arresting debut — the first-ever feature film shot by a female Sudanese director — wowed the festival jury, which included Match Factory head of sales Τhania Dimitrakopoulou, U.S. cinematographer Frederick Elmes (“Blue Velvet,” “Wild at Heart”) and writer-director Elegance Bratton (“The Inspection”), who said “Cotton Queen” “blew us all away.”
“This film sat with all of us judges from beginning to end,” said Bratton. “As we live in a world consumed by genocide and war, it’s important to remember what we’re all fighting for: our families, ourselves, our friends, our communities. This film…kept us focused on what matters most.”
“Cotton Queen” follows a young Sudanese woman living in a village on the banks of the Nile River. The granddaughter of the so-called “Cotton Queen,…
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