The Throwing of Fire

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The Throwing of Fire, is a 1973 Sudanese movie. directed by Hussein Shariffe.

Overview

The Throwing of Fire is the debut documentary film by Sudanese filmmaker Hussain Shariff, capturing a traditional fertility ritual practised by the Ingessana people of the southern Blue Nile State in Sudan. Centred on ceremonies involving ashes, the sun, and the celebration of a good harvest, the film offers an intimate and respectful portrait of a community whose spiritual and agricultural practices form the bedrock of their identity. As both an ethnographic record and a work of cinematic art, The Throwing of Fire preserves a vital piece of Ingessana cultural heritage, filmed with care and reverence by a director deeply connected to his subject.

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