Husham Hagomer / Hajooj Kuka

Hajooj Kuka is a Sudanese filmmaker and director. He wrote and directed AKASHA (2018), which premiered at the Venice International Film Festival and screened at several international festivals, including the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), the British Film Institute (BFI), and AFI Fest. His feature documentary Beats of the Antonov (2015) premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and won the People’s Choice Documentary Award. His films have been screened at more than one hundred festivals worldwide and have received numerous awards. He is an Academy Member and a Berlinale Talent Alumni. In recognition of his work in the war-torn regions of Sudan, Kuka was named one of the Leading Global Thinkers by Foreign Policy Magazine. He trains and works with conflict-affected communities on community-based visual art projects. Along with thousands of other Sudanese, Kuka is currently involved in mutual aid and decolonized humanitarian efforts across war-torn Sudan.