'Sudan has a rich legacy' says star "Sudanese actors are highly-skilled and have a great deal of artistic achievements in their name, so there's no reason why they can't be internationally admired if they are given the necessary support," Sudanese actress Hind Rashid told Arabstoday.
Denying accusations that Sudanese cinema and other artistic endeavours do not attract non-Sudanese audiences, the actress said: "Many Sudanese work were very much admired and appreciated outside out borders. Sudan has an abundant and rich legacy, not only in art, but in other fields as well."
"The artistic field used to be quite busy, but now there is a state of stagnation. Also, Sudanese media authorities, and especially state television, don't encourage actors to deal with them. A lot of people who have taken part in or produced films kept demanding their fees for a very long time afterwards. Moreover, these authorities are only interested in showing productions in certain seasons, Ramadan in particular," she said.
She added she is now continuing to produce her own work to avoid dealing with these authorities despite the high costs. She has acted in non-Sudanese works as well, recently working in Cairo.
She also told Arabstoday about her career, which started in 1999. She has since been part of many and varied film and TV productions, including TV drama al-Shaima, which deals with the lives of female university students living away from home and which sparked a furore in Sudanese society; Namer Men Waraq [The Paper Tiger] about the issue of inheritance in families and Waiting for Adam which tells the story of a doctor who marries one of her relatives, who then leaves her for a European woman.
"Sudanese audiences only respond to well-directed productions with good performances and some profound thought behind it," she told Arabstoday.