Against the backdrop of the December Revolution and a civil war in Sudan, two sisters set off on a displacement journey turned adventure, through rural Sudan to East Africa. A journey that connects them back to themselves and their deceased parents.
Still dealing with the loss of both their parents to illness over the past decades, Noura and Duha find themselves at the heart of the earliest and most violent clashes of the April 15, 2023, war in Khartoum, Sudan. With no close relatives or safer shelter, they were trapped when bombing and shelling reached their neighbourhood, adjacent to the Military HQ. The two sisters were forced to choose between remaining behind under the horrific reality of war or venturing into the unknown. They left with their neighbours for the nearest safe village—a journey filled with experiences they never anticipated.
Living in diverse environments and among different families allowed them to rediscover life and step out of their comfort zones. After many stops along the way through rural Sudan, they finally reached their hometown in the far east of the country. During their time in Kassala, they lived alone in the house their parents had once built as a nest early in their marriage. The sisters spent ten months there before they had to flee again—this time leaving the entire country, crossing the Ethiopian border into East Africa. Today, they are in Kigali, navigating life while working together to tell the story of their journey, using the footage and diaries they have been collecting along the way.