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NGANO SHORT FILMS

Africa Film Fest Australia presents a program of short films.From experimental forms to intimate narratives, Ngano Shorts offers a window into the diverse lived experiences and imaginations of African and Afro-diasporic communities.

AFFA’s short film program has become one of the most anticipated highlights of the festival.

The screening will be followed by a Q&A session

Rating: MA 15+. Children Under 15 must be accompanied by an adult

Date: Sunday 7 September, 2:30 PM

Venue: Riverside Theatres, Parramatta

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FILMS

    Alkebulan

    Australia

    Alkebulan is a poetic and experimental short film that traces the spiritual journey of African men reconnecting with their ancestral roots. Told through a series of visual rich vignettes, the film explores themes of identity, brotherhood, generational trauma, love, rage, healing, and rebirth.

    1992

    Kenya

    Describe how the courses can help a specific student based on their level of expertise on the subject. Describe how the courses can help them move to the next level.

    Mzunguko

    Australia

    A Black man wakes to find that the consequences of his actions have caught up to him.

    We are In Need of Cosmic Help

    Egypt

    A couple having a fight, a mosquito enters their room and adds a new problem.But the small mosquito becomes the reason for solving the big problem.

    Chikha

    Morocco/France

    In 1994, Fatine, a 17 year-old girl, lives in Azemmour, Morocco, with her mother Nadia, a chika by profession, as well as with her grandfather. Having finished highschool, she is torn between two opposing paths: either perpetuate the family artistic tradition or lead a more ordered life with her boyfriend Youssef, who rejects her sulphurous artistic heritage.

    Mayfair Street

    Australia

    A mother, Maria, is left in a fog of numbness after the sudden loss of her teenage son. In the quiet emptiness of their home, she chooses to stand outside in her front yard by the roadside completely detached from her emotions. As Maria faces the hollow silence that fills her life, fleeting moments of memories, bright flashes of her son’s laughter, serves as a painful reminder of what she has lost

    Insanity

    Uganda

    As Mark attempts to get over Malaika. He acquires the latest innovation in artificial intelligence Uganda has to offer to help him through the post-breakup blues but he’s infor a wild ride. Karen is a highly intelligent and adaptive assistant with multiple Ugandan dialects and she is not on his side. Mark does not get the solace he seeks rather a constant train of blatant disrespect and roasting from a robot the size of his fist.

    Zogbeto

    Togo

    An old man arrives in Lomé from Paris to see his grandson. On his way to the airport, he decides to board a very dilapidated taxi... driven by a strange taxi driver.But this man turns out to be more than just a "taxi driver"

    From and to Nature We Return

    Egypt

    In a mesmerizing visual journey, the film explores the deep connection between humanity and Mother Earth, calling us to reconnect with nature and live in harmony with its cosmic rhythms

Africa Film Fest Australia 2024