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SHOWTIME

Sat, Nov 6 | 7:00 PM (AST)

VARIOUS DIRECTORS

All titles playing as part of this programme are eligible for the Awards for best short doc/narrative.

AL-SIT

Suzannah Mirghani

Sudan | Arabic
20 Minutes

Availability: Not Available in Europe

Caribbean Premiere

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?

LOVENA

Kaleb D'Aguilar

French Guiana | French, Haitian | 29 Minutes

Grenada Premiere

Lovena becomes French Guiana's chess champion. An opportunity and a burden for an illegal Haitian immigrant teenager.

K.I.N.G.

Rashad Frett

United States| English | 13 Minutes

Caribbean Premiere

A troubled teen ventures into an unfamiliar city seeking a bond with his estranged father.

SUMMER BALL

Cíntia Domit Bittar

Brazil | Portuguese| 18 Minutes

Grenada Premiere

There are days that mature us more. Andréa is only ten years old and may not yet realize that her day was like this.