Programme 20
Jareedy (2016)
Director: Mohamed Hisham
United Arab Emirates
Narrative | 28 min
Nubian with Arabic and English subtitles
Unable to swim, a boy named Konnaf faces his lifelong fear and travels by jareedy [a traditional boat] to a rock in the middle of the Nile. Throughout the journey, Konnaf is guided by Abraz, an old boat craftsman who inspires him with stories of the Nubian past.
Hunt in the Woods (2018)
Director: Elton de Almeida
Brazil
Narrative | 20 min
Portuguese with English subtitles
In the Empire of Brazil, Province of São Paulo, of the 1870s, Amadi, an enslaved Igbo man, runs away from his new ‘owner’, crossing a dangerous forest in search of a Maroon settlement. After him are Matias and Zé Crioulo, two slave catchers with strict orders to capture him at any cost.
Cactus Flower (2017)
Director: Hala Elkoussy
Egypt
Narrative | 142 min
Arabic with English subtitles
Cactus Flower is the story of three strangers who come together after a banal catastrophe leaves them homeless in Cairo, a city on the verge.