DIASPORA SHORTS II : WHAT YOU DON’T SEE

DIASPORA SHORTS II: WHAT YOU DON’T SEE

BURNING LIES (Dir.: Raviva Nsiama | Germany 2026; Original with English subtitles | DCP | 11 min.)

GARDIENNES DE NUIT (Dir.: Nina Khada | Algeria/France 2025, Original Version with English Subtitles | DCP | 25 min.)

DELIVERANCE (Dir.: Bim Ajadi | UK 2025; Original with English subtitles | DCP | 14 min.)

HOW TO HIDE IT (Dir.: Ramla Ali & Richard Moore, UK 2025 | Original Version with English Subtitles | DCP | 13 min.)

WOMANLAND (Dir: Yasmin Yassin | US 2025; Original Version with English Subtitles | DCP | 10 min.)

THE TRUTH ABOUT SPACE (Dir.: Jeremiah Towolawi | UK 2026; Original with English subtitles | DCP | 13 min.)

ORION’S QUEST (Dir.: Steven Chew | US 2025; Original with English subtitles | DCP | 15 min.)

Multilingual poetry permeates the narrative of BURNING LIES and accompanies the protagonist on an inner journey. In search of a hidden part of herself, she questions the nature of her existence—caught between her innermost being and the reality of the other. In GARDIENNES DE NUIT, twenty-year-old Nora accompanies her grandmother’s body to Algeria. Once there, her family prevents her from attending the funeral. Kemi believes that her deaf daughter, Sola, can be healed through a ritual performed by a pastor. Torn between her son Yomi’s frustration, family pressure, and her own doubts, Kemi grapples in DELIVERANCE with questions of faith, tradition, and the complex nature of a mother’s love. A moment of weakness leads a young Muslim woman to buy a lottery ticket—a forbidden act. What initially seems like an opportunity develops into a profound spiritual crisis in HOW TO HIDE IT. In *WOMENLAND*, two young sisters in Minneapolis must navigate the tightrope between rebellion and their good reputation when their secret matchmaking business attracts a client who is dangerously close to their own circle. THE TRUTH ABOUT SPACE is about a young man who is released from prison and must confront the lie he told his daughter: that he had been in space. Before a massive solar eclipse occurs, an alien in ORION’S QUEST must complete its mission to understand love—by exploring the romantic relationships of Black gay men.

In the presence of Raviva Nsiama

In collaboration with: Lux Mwinda