USA / 2019 / 9mins / Drama / English

While making dinner one night, an immigrant contemplates his complicated feelings toward his girlfriend back home.

Edem Dotse

Edem is a product of prosperity gospel, imported telenovelas, hip-life music and YouTube comment sections. Born and raised in Ghana, his passion for filmmaking was sparked by a music video experiment in college, which led him astray from his Computer Science degree. His work so far explores spirituality, parent-child dynamics and identity. He is drawn to marginalized characters because, to quote Djibril Diop Mambéty, "they do more for the evolution of a community than the conformists." Learn More