Official Selection 2026

Documentary

Barclay de Spiderman

This is a short documentary about Barclay “De Spiderman” — a dancer who turned struggle into purpose and rose from the streets of Liberia to lead the country’s biggest dance group “Fantastic Force”.
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Grassroots to Greatness

The film follows the discovery of three talented young girls, as they navigate new opportunities, societal expectations, and the pressures of professional football.
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In Kenya’s tea highlands, one man’s claim to his family’s stolen land sets Mr. Mungai against a multinational giant. His fight draws a local news producer into a battle that exposes buried histories, family secrets, and the unfinished business of colonial power.
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Now We Know

Now We Know captures the lived experiences of Ugandan families raising children with Down syndrome, moving past cultural stigma toward a narrative of dignity and hope.
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Dramatic Feature

Adanne

Three generations of Igbo women navigate love and societal expectation, as Adanne longs to be seen in a family that favours male children – pushing her relationship with her mother to its limits.
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The Creek

An ex-marine returning home to the Niger Delta is kidnapped by rival militants along the creeks and must fight to survive while navigating betrayal, violence, and a dangerous rescue mission in a region torn apart by conflict.
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Dramatic Short

Hawa and Khadim, a Senegalese couple married for three years, love each other very much but hide a secret: their chances of conceiving are almost zero. While the weight of this silence becomes heavy to carry, Mariama, Khadim’s mother, decides to interfere in their home.
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At Sea, Without Support

Mamadou, unaware of the mysterious threads woven by fate, was carried by the invisible winds of society—pushed to board a pirogue under the veiled gaze of his parents.
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Nnéoma

A mother’s greatest mistake becomes her chance at redemption when love demands the ultimate sacrifice.
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Òkola

Haunted by the mysterious scar that marks her skin and shapes her troubled life, a young woman embarks on a quest to uncover its origin, unwittingly setting herself on a path that will reveal her true destiny.
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Silent Grief

A 16-year old boy, lamenting his failure to mourn his mother finds the distance between him and his alcoholic father growing wider.
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Experimental Film

Basobi

In the soil and fields of exploitation, while our memories fade from history, our bodies never stop replaying the truth. The truth that makes us stronger over time. And becomes more imposing.
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Hāl

Some ideas become films. Some films become questions. Every viewer sees a different film. What did you see?
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Music Video

“Boy Nephron – Dance My Pain Away ”

A Music video based off the soundtrack “Dance My Pain” by Boy Nephron, featured from the short film A Passion’s Night Bloom.
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One Chance Love

What would you do when you find out his/her parents and family members don’t like you?
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Student Film

Echoes from the past

Jade, British African found herself at the tail end of a new immigrant policy in the UK that tried to erase her from the system, but she was not alone.
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Say Yes

On her birthday, Amaka is blindfolded and led to what she thinks is a surprise dinner by her best friend, Oma. Buwhen the blindfold comes off, she finds her ex, Jeff, standing before a full proposal setup.
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The City of God Beneath The River

In Ghana’s rapidly urbanizing landscape, the slums have become both a crucible of survival and a harbinger of the nation’s future.
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With the Wind

An old man shuts his store down hoping for freedom that no longer exists.
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Much More Than a Script Competition

A rising football star’s dream of the NFL is reborn through his son — and years later, as that son becomes a champion himself, he steps away from the biggest moment of his career to honor the man who made it all possible: his father, whose lessons outlived his life.
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A devoted husband built the life he promised his wife, a handcrafted home on family land overlooking the Blue Ash River. But when his wife develops a rare degenerative illness requiring constant care, Thomas discovers the retirement he spent decades contributing to never existed.
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