After directing several documentaries, Hajooj made narrative feature debut with AKASHA, a comedic film about a Sudanese soldier caught between his love for his girlfriend and his AK47. While the film didn’t have great feedback in the Arab world, it got a great welcome from the international festivals starting with Venice and Toronto last year. An active member of GIRIFNA, a non-violent resistance movement in Sudan, and the founder of Refugee Club, Hajooj was previously listed in Foreign Policy Magazine as one of the Leading Global Thinkers (Chroniclers category).