AL-SIT

Director: Suzannah Mirghani

Producer(s): Suzannah Mirghani (Sudan/Qatar)

Logline: 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?

Participation Year: ESP 2019 - Projects in Development

World premiere: ​​​​Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival, 2020