Premier Status West African Premiere

THE LETTER

In 1945, a young Gambian woman treks across her country to translate a letter written in English, one that tells the fate of her fiancé fighting for the British thousands of miles away.

UNHEARD

In southwestern Uganda's Bakiga culture, fishing is forbidden to women. After her fisherman husband's death, Grace, a young mother, defies tradition to claim his boat, shocking her community and becoming an outcast. However, her bold move might just be the hope her village needs.

MOTHER’S SMILE

As his mother nears the end of her battle with cancer, Kojo grapples with grief and guilt, discovering solace and healing through music on his path to acceptance and closure.

A SUMMER’S END POEM

As summer ends, a country boy spends his savings on a city hairstyle, leading to unexpected results. This story captures the bittersweet farewell to childhood and the poetic close of a summer.

MOSIAH

In 1923 New York, Jamaican activist Marcus Mosiah Garvey faces trial for mail fraud related to the Black Star Line. Accusing the trial of being a character assassination attempt, Garvey fires his lawyer to defend himself, with flashbacks revealing his past and his relationship with his wife, Amy Jacques Garvey.

THE BURDEN

In Bangui, Rodrigue and Reine, a churchgoing couple with AIDS, struggle with their secret illness. Rodrigue doubts his worthiness when offered a church leadership role, while Reine, desperate for a miracle, leads him on a quest for divine healing amid the pandemic.