SHORTS PROGRAM
LIZARD
Directed by Akinola Davis.
An 8-year-old girl with the ability to sense danger gets ejected from Sunday school service. She unwittingly witnesses the underbelly in and around a Mega Church in Lagos.
With the kind permission of Canal+
TAPI
Directed by Jim Chuchu
“Tapi!” is about a formative moment in the life of a young ritual healer—Jackson—one of the last surviving practitioners of healing ritual, utapishi. He faces off with local church movements who are determined to erase this practice one and for all, alongside its complex history and context.
SUNGURA
Directed by Lydia Matata
A young wheelchair user attends a bridal shower and must confront other women who challenge and question her independence.
BOXED
Directed by Wanjiru Njendu
To live he dared death
A GUIDE TO EATING OUT IN NAIROBI
Directed by Hugh Mitton
A security guard in Kenya gets a $10 USD tip from his wealthy boss. How far can he make it go?
IF OBJECTS COULD SPEAK
Directed by Saitabao Kaiyare
A journey in pursuit of the origin of an old undocumented Kenyan artefact found in the storage of a German museum
LEAVING ISIOLO
Directed By Irungu Mutu
In and around the border-town of Isiolo, in East Africa, a young Kenyan businesswoman and a young Chinese miner prepare to leave town to begin their new life together - meeting at their favourite restaurant for one last meal.
MORNING AFTER
Directed By Brian Munene
A twenty-one-year-old promiscuous boy goes through the longest morning of his life after he discovers that his stanch Christian mother has washed the clothes of a girl, he sneaked hie for a one-night stand.
DOGORIZER
Directed by Nick Wambugu
He becomes painfully aware of the temporal nature of his family dynamics, he puts his fate in his own hands and runs away from home, and eventually finds his way to the country's capital. But the allure of the city hides its demons, and they are relentless
And now he has a decision to make. Where is home?
HEAVEN REACHES DOWN TO EARTH
Directed by Tebogo Malebogo
After Tau comes to a realization about their sexuality, it sets in motion a cascade of thoughts and emotions in Tumelo - nothing will ever be the same between them.
REHEARSAL
Directed by Michael Omonua
How do you stage a miracle healing? Protagonists are cast and different scenarios are tried out, improved and discarded. Boundaries dissolve between church and theatre, faith and credibility.
ETHEREALITY
Directed by Kantarama Gahigiri
Stranded in space for thirty years. How does it feel to finally come home? A reflection about migration and the sense of belonging.