BREAKING THE CYCLE
SHORTS-BTC | 1261FF21
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.