Al-Sit
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Filamu short
2021
Al-Sit
Suzannah Mirghani · Sudan/Qatar
In a cotton-farming village in Sudan, 15-year-old Nafisa has a crush on Babiker, but her parents have arranged her marriage to Nadir, a young Sudanese businessman living abroad. Nafisa's grandmother Al-Sit, the powerful village matriarch, has her own plans for Nafisa's future. But can Nafisa choose for herself?
Curated by Rumbi Katedza. Screened live in Harare and Bulawayo, then online in November for audiences in Zimbabwe.