Director: Mohamed Kordofani
Mohamed Kordofani, an aircraft engineer turned filmmaker. His short film “Nyerkuk” won the Black Elephant Award for Best Sudanese Film in 2017 and the NAAS Award for Best Arab Film at Carthage Film Festival (JCC) among other accolades. In 2021, he co-founded Klozium Studios in Sudan and was commissioned by former Sudanese prime minister, Abdallah Hamadok, to make a short film to promote Sudan's potentials for tourism and investment. “Goodbye Julia” is his debut film which premiered in Cannes film festival and won the Freedom Award in the Un Certain Regard section of the festival.