GOODBYE JULIA

Wracked by guilt after covering up a murder, Mona a northern Sudanese retired singer in a tense marriage tries to make amends by taking in the deceased’s southern Sudanese widow, Julia, and her son, Daniel, into her home. Unable to confess her transgressions to Julia, Mona decides to leave the past behind and adjust to a new status quo, unaware that the country’s turmoil may find its way into her home and put her face to face with her sins.

Original Title Wadaean Julia
Arabic Title وداعا جوليا
Directed by Mohamed Kordofani
Screenplay Mohamed Kordofani
Cast Eiman Yousif Siran Riak Nazar Gomaa Ger Duany
Music Mazin Hamid
Cinematography Pierre de Villiers
Editing Heba Othman
Production Companies Station Films CULT Klozium Studios
Cannes Film Festival
2023 | Un Certain Regard — World Premiere
Nomination — Un Certain Regard Award
Nomination — Caméra d'Or
Freedom Prize
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
2023 | Official Selection
BFI London Film Festival
2023 | Official Selection
Melbourne International Film Festival
2023 | Official Selection
Vancouver International Film Festival
2023 | Official Selection
El Gouna Film Festival
2023 | Feature Narrative Competition
Nomination — Golden Star
Cinema for Humanity Audience Award
Variety MENA Talent of the Year — Mohamed Kordofani
Warsaw International Film Festival
2023 | Crème de la Crème Competition
Nomination — Crème de la Crème Award
Paysages de Cinéastes
2023 | Feature Film Competition
Audience Award
Youth Jury Award
Women's Jury Award
War on Screen International Film Festival
2023 | Official Competition
Audience Award
Press Jury Award
Belfast Film Festival
2023 | International Competition
Best International Film
Cyprus International Film Festival
2023 | Official Competition
Best Director in a Debut Feature Film — Mohamed Kordofani
Best Leading Actress — Eiman Yousif
Chicago International Film Festival
2023 | New Directors Competition
Nomination — Gold Hugo
Roger Ebert Award
Singapore International Film Festival
2023 | Official Competition
Audience Award
Leeds International Film Festival
2023 | Official Selection
Audience Award
Muslim International Film Festival
2023 | Official Selection
Muslim Excellence Award
Best Actress — Eiman Yousif
Mostra de Cinema Àrab de Catalunya
2023 | Official Selection
Audience Award
Ibiza Independent Film Festival
2023 | Official Selection
Critics' Best Film Award
Audience Award
Distribution Award
Septimius Awards
2023
Best African Film
Nomination — Best African Actress — Eiman Yousif
Nomination — Best African Actress — Siran Riak
Nomination — Best Cinematography — Pierre de Villiers
Nomination — Best Screenplay — Mohamed Kordofani
Nomination — Best Soundtrack — Mazin Hamid
Tarragona International Film Festival
2023 | Official Selection
Film Society Jury Award
Audience Award
Special Mention — Youth Jury
Palm Springs International Film Festival
2024 | Official Selection
Nomination — FIPRESCI Prize — Best Foreign Language Film
Sonoma International Film Festival
2024 | Narrative Feature Competition
Grand Jury Award — Best Narrative Feature
Malmö Arab Film Festival
2024 | Feature Film Competition
Best Screenplay — Mohamed Kordofani
Special Mention — Siran Riak
International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (FIFDH), Geneva
2024 | International Competition
Arab Cinema Center Critics Awards
2024
Best Feature Film
Best Screenplay — Mohamed Kordofani
Jean Renoir Prize for High School Students
2024
Jean Renoir Prize for High School Students
BendFilm Festival
2024 | Narrative Features Competition
Best Narrative Feature
Baghdad Film Festival
2024
Best Feature Film
Luxor African Film Festival
2024 | Long Narrative Competition
Best Film
Hollywood Arab Film Festival
2024
Golden Horizon Award — Best Film
Dakhla International Film Festival
2024
Jury Prize
Best Actress — Eiman Yousif & Siran Riak
IFF Art Film – Košice
2024 | International Competition
Blue Angel Award — Best Feature Film
Special Mention for Acting — Eiman Yousif & Siran Riak
Zanzibar International Film Festival
2024
Best Feature Film
International Images Film Festival for Women
2024 | Main Competition
Best Cinematography — Pierre de Villiers
Quibdo Africa Film Festival
2024
Baobab Grand Prize
Mizna Twin Cities Arab Film Festival
2024
Best Feature Film
Tripoli Film Festival
2024
Special Jury Prize
Tirana International Film Festival
2024
PrespecTIFF Award — Best Debut Feature Film
Cairo Film Society Festival
2024
Best Arab Film
Washington DC International Film Festival – Arabian Sights
2024
Arabian Sights Award
Seattle Black Film Festival
2024
Best Feature Film
Films Femmes Afrique
2024
Best Feature Film
Rotterdam Arab Film Festival
2024
Special Mention — Eiman Yousif
Festival du Film Arabe de Fameck
2024
Special Mention
International Moroccan Film Festival – Oujda
2024
Grand Award
Aldakhla Film Festival
2024
Jury Award
Arab Film Festival – Belgium / Africa Film Festival
2024
Audience Award
Rencontres Cine-Salon
2024
Audience Award
FESPACO – Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou
2025 | Official Competition
Best Editing — Heba Othman
Best Social Issue Award

CRIMSON GOLD

FROM ABDUL TO LEILA