Director

Gadalla Gubara

Credits

Writers: Gadalla Gubara and Makki Sanada

Synopsis

“The film denounces the popular practice of witchcraft. Some impostors are able to deceive the villagers into believing that their Sheikh had murdered one of his disciples after discovering he had an affair with his wife. The Sheikh is driven from the village.” (www.imdb.com)

Reviews

"Cinema in Sudan: Conversations with Gadalla Gubara." Shadow and Act: On Cinema of the African Disapora, 2012.

“The Sheikh’s Blessing (1998)." IMDb, nd.

Zaki, Omar. "Gadalla Gubara: A Forgotten Filmmaking Legend." Think Africa Press, 2009.

Academic Articles:

Korinth, Nadja. “The Omega Man: Gadalla Gubara and the Half-Life of Sudanese Cinema.” Bidoun Magazine, Issue 20.