NEVER KEEP SILENT (2023)

STATUS:

Completed

After escaping genocide and torture in his home country, a Sudanese refugee fights for asylum and a better life in Israel.

SYNOPSIS:

Mutasim Ali - Jean-Marc Liling - Kedy Osman - Asaf Weitzen - Sigal Kook Aviv - Walyadin Suliman

CAST:

Quester Hannah

WRITER/DIRECTOR:

PRODUCTION COMPANY:

Walk or Sink Media

Walk or Sink Media

PRODUCERS:

Cladis B. Voss

CO-PRODUCERS:

Daria Geller - Jordan Siegel

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY:

FESTIVALS:

Eli Cohn

SOUND DESIGN & MIX:

ORIGINAL SCORE:

Joel Diamond

  • Best International Feature — Baltimore International Black Film Festival (2025)

  • Best Story Nominee — The African Film Festival (TAFF) (2023)

  1. AFRICA USA International Film Festival (2024)

  2. Kwanzaa Film Festival – 10th Anniversary Edition (2024)

  3. Africa International Human Rights Film Festival (2024)

  4. Eko International Film Festival (2023)

  5. The African Film Festival – TAFF (2023) — Nominated for Best Story

  6. International Migration & Environmental Film Festival (2023)

  7. San Diego Black Film Festival (2025)

  8. Baltimore International Black Film Festival (2025) — Best International Feature (Winner)

HIGHLIGHTS:

Shot in various locations in ISRAEL

This project was made possible by the generous support of NYU Tisch School of the Arts, NYU Provost Global Initiatives, Dean's Award and the Alan Landsburg Documentary Grant