Al-Sit

Suzannah Mirghani

20 min | 2021 | Sudan/Qatar | New England Premiere

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?

Awards: Excellence in Women's Filmmaking Award - European Independent FF (Paris France), Audience Choice Award - Toronto Arab FF (Canada) - Vigata FF (Sicily Italy), Best Script Award - Huesca Int’l FF (Spain), Best Short Film - Ismailia FF (Egypt) - Nuuk FF (Greenland, Best Cinematography - Linz Short FF (Austria), Best Int’l Film - DC Black FF (US).  

Official Selections: Clermont-Ferrand Int’l Short FF (France), Ajyal FF (Qatar), Tampere FF (Finland), Aspen Shortsfest (US), Malmo Arab FF (Sweden), Seattle Int’l FF (US), San Francisco Int’l FF (US), Busan Int’l Short FF (Korea), Short Shorts FF & Asia (Japan), Palm Springs Shortfest (US), Ischia FF (Italy), Guanajuato Int’l FF (Mexico), Quibdo Africa FF (Colombia),