Sudan

Rafa Renas began her filmmaking journey began with the award winning short documentary Spider-Man of Sudan she co-made about an anonymous protester in Khartoum who, dressed as Spider-Man, became an icon of the resistance movement during the 2021 military coup. She then directed The Salon, which tells the story of a unique beauty salon in Khartoum that doubles as an underground sanctuary for women in danger. ​ Since 2023 and the war she shifted to frontline storytelling—producing news documentaries and reporting from refugee camps, capturing the realities of displacement and resilience. She worked as a production manager for international news outlets and cinema features, including the Sundance / Berlin hit Khartoum,and the documentary Food is Resistance, a film exploring the role of food in cultural identity and survival.​
Currently, she is studying journalism at Khartoum University while working with MiCT to support Sudanese journalists and advocate for press freedom.

Filmography

The Salon (2023)