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Shorts Program: Notes From Home
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This event is part of the 27th NYAFF — "Streaming Rivers: The Past into the Present" Learn More
The Shorts Program is composed of works by filmmakers who are challenging the notion of home, space and where in the world Africa is. Taboo subjects are tackled within the realms of gender, sexuality, liberation, redefining the evolving phrase “tradition versus modernity” and from the point of view of younger generations.
NYAFF 2020 All-Access Pass - 8 films. The All-Access Pass is your ticket to the entire lineup for just $60 (a $96 value).
Films
A Cemetery of Doves
Adé Sultan Sangodoyin
/ Nigeria / 2019
/ 15mins
When a teenager’s declaration of love for an older man is met with rejection, he struggles with heartbreak and fear for his safety and future in a society intolerant of the LGBTQ community.
Coffee Colored Children
Ngozi Onwurah
/ Nigeria / UK / 1988
/ 16mins
This lyrical, unsettling film conveys the experience of children of mixed racial heritage.
A Game
Marwa Zein
/ Egypt and Sudan / 2010
/ 6mins
In Zein’s adaptation of a short story by the Italian writer Alberto Moravia, a playful game turns into a revelatory confrontation between a divorced single mother and her little daughter.
Love in Submission
Lande Yoosuf
/ USA / 2020
/ 19mins
In the suburbs of central New Jersey, two Black Muslim women from different backgrounds meet for the first time—only to discover that they are bound by an explosive secret.
My Sister, Sara
Sarra Idris & Amin Elhassan
/ USA / 2020
/ 30mins
In late 2018 and throughout 2019, Sudan experienced months of protests that ultimately overthrew a 30-year dictatorship. Sara Elhassan was among the young, grassroots activists who kept the world informed and connected during this time through social media, helping to mobilize global support for the cause of the Sudanese people.
Troublemaker
Olive Nwosu
/ Nigeria / 2019
/ 11mins
On a hot day in eastern Nigeria, a young boy learns that actions have consequences. Troublemaker is a coming of age story about masculinity, violence, and the effects of war on community and across generations.
