Drama
 | 
Short

Al-Sit

2023 MENA Canada Filmmaking Grant-winning film. Screened at MENA 5 as a work in progress preview.
Synopsis:

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?

Year: 
2020
Language: 
Arabic
Runtime: 
20
 mins
Co-presented with:
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Trigger Warning:

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Early Bird $15 | Regular $20
19+
 | 
19+
Screening as part of the 
Engulfed
 Bundle
Saturday, November 27, 2021
 | 
1:00 pm
Bundle Runtime:
 Mins
Early Bird $15 | Regular $20
VIFF Centre - Studio Theatre
19+
Screening as part of the 
Engulfed
 Bundle
 | 
Bundle Runtime:
 Mins
19+
Nov 21
 - 
Nov 27, 2021
Streaming Online
19+
Nov 21
 - 
Nov 27, 2021
Streaming Online
19+
Stills / Behind the Scenes
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Engulfed