ACUSIA

i and i

A short film by Samona Olanipekun. A portrayal of contemporary male identity, which peels back the layers of self. A young man spends a day preparing for his 30th birthday while confronted by a very familar person. Featuring Jonathan Ajayi & Samuel Adewunmi

Topper

Once a top rising comedian, Topper quickly falls from grace and finds himself struggling to get by in the cutthroat comedy scene of LA. His inability to face and accept his childhood has kept him from progressing. After an unexpected visit from a ghost of his past, Topper must return to Detroit to face his past and come to terms with his demons, before his dream and possibly himself dies off.

OVERCOAT

Olive is caught between past and present when her ex calls to return her things, forcing her to confront unresolved feelings three days before her wedding.

To Be Pretty

A young girl struggles with her self-image after being confronted by her own insecurities. What does it mean to be pretty?

Mother

A loving elderly mother dedicates herself to caring for her child with mental health struggles. As she provides unwavering love and support, her own health begins to decline, causing uncertainty and distress for her child.

3xHelô

A girl just broke up with her boyfriend and needs to talk.

Bridgeport: The Movie

Every empire needs an emperor. Watch how far Shah is willing to go to claim the crown!

Jester

A depressed Jester sets out across plague-ridden England to rescue the Queen’s nephew and prove he is more than a fool.

L’Anonyme

The life of a young man who is passionate about music (rap) and the problems of his family accepting what he wants to be.

The Catcher

Robin, a lonely young man, works for the government as a catcher of invisible birds.

Anantaram

A young man narrates two conflicting accounts of his life, changing the details and incidents in both, as he slowly approaches madness.

Heart Attack

An orphaned and accomplished cardiologist, Dr. Khanyaqhawe Mabuyakhulu is challenged when she has found out she has to operate on Bheki, a man that killed her mother.

Nightwatching

An extravagant, exotic and moving look at Rembrandt's romantic and professional life, and the controversy he created by the identification of a murderer in the painting The Night Watch.

Natchathiram Nagargiradhu

Love and politics collide when modern day individuals working as theatre artists in fall in love while making a play about love. They realize that it's the social structure that determines their values and thoughts, and for their love to succeed, they have to go against it.

Sugar Salt and Love

Three women navigate their way through life and love.

CIELO

Santa, an eight-year-old girl from the desolate Bolivian Altiplano, embarks on a rollercoaster journey to take her mother from a life of misery into paradise. The two of them made a pact: when her mother passes, the girl would follow the stars and carry her body across the desert toward heaven, a place they are certain is physically real. Crossing the wilderness, Santa encounters a group of female wrestlers that help her on her way. Also, a gruff policeman who arrests Santa but soon suspects she has magical powers. He decides that to achieve his own salvation he must join Santa on her quest beyond the horizon.

Terminal

Goddess

A girl becomes a fan of a music artist named Kalypso but the girls liking of the artist turns into an obsession as she creates an Instagram page dedicated to Kalypso.

Fruitcake!

A young woman losing her grip on reality returns home with a plan to face her past by building a boat.

MOR

A mother and her son arrive at a remote seaside cottage to celebrate his eighteenth birthday. A cottage they have not visited for many years now. Over the course of a weekend, they seek to find a connection with each other once again. But a connection that they may have ultimately lost forever.