Kenya / 2023 / 105mins / Drama / Somali, English, Swahili

Eastleigh Nairobi, Kenya is home to many Somalis who fled the Somali Civil War. When the US embassy opens the green card lottery visa, Assad writes hundreds of stories about imaginary families running away from the war and submits them. When one of the stories is accepted, Kamal, a repatriated Somali-American, helps him to find the right characters for the embassy interviews. The two have sent hundreds of fake families to the US but now their epic scam is about to be discovered. Based on true events, Bufis delivers a humorous and ambitious story about actualizing a dream of a new life.

Mahad Ahmed

Mahad Ahmed is a Somali actor and director. Mahad earned a Diploma in Film & TV Production from the African Digital Media Institute. He starred as the main character (Momo) in the award winning feature film ''Wazi?fm'' at the 2015 ZIFF Awards. Recently he was also among the cast of the film ''Watu Wote'' an adaptation of the Mandera Bus Attack Incident.
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Vincenzo Cavallo

Two times Berlinale Talent director and producer representing Kenya, Ph.D. in Communication and New Technologies, Dr. Vincenzo Cavallo, also known as Dr. Farasi or Dr. Faras in East Africa, is definitely an adopted Afropolitan. He is also the co-founder of the legendary Nairobi BUS "TheNrbBus" a collective of urban artists sharing knowledge and producing contents within the East African region. He has produced award winning XR Immersive Experiences, Feature Films, Documentary TV series and Web Series in different parts of the world. Learn More