African Film Festival Atlanta 2023

Shorts program 7: Love, War & Identity

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7 films in package
Nkiruka [pronounced (n)ki-ru-ka)
Nkiruka, an insecure African American woman, discovers the meaning of her name as she struggles to go beyond her family’s dysfunctional legacy
El Pulpo Relleno
Once upon a time, a man had an existential crisis concerning his direction in life but in the process, created an unlikely companion to guide himself through it...
Assaman
A love story with the future kaleidoscopes in a cosmic twin encounter.
Tâ Wali
Usiliye
In the aftermath of a brutal attack on their village by rebel groups, Tumelo, a man in his early 30s, along with his 7 months pregnant wife Amina late 20s and their son Sabiti 12, find themselves fleeing into the forests of Bunagana village in the DRC.
Redemption
IAN(18) was a star athlete as a kid. Growing up at home with his notoriously racist father, leaves Ian in limbo between right and wrong.
Talimbi
Yangbo and Foungou loves each other since childhood. On a fishing day, Foungou mysteriously disappears in the Oubangui river.

Nkiruka, an insecure African American woman, discovers the meaning of her name as she struggles to go beyond her family’s dysfunctional legacy of broken relationships and single motherhood, and receive the only thing she truly wants – love.

Nkiruka is an Igbo (Nigeria) girl's name that means - the best is yet to come.

  • Year
    2022
  • Runtime
    39 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
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  • Director
    Nabila Lester
  • Screenwriter
    Nabila Lester
  • Producer
    Nabila Lester,Karen Li Lee
  • Cast
    Lanee Bond,Chastity Burton,Robert Wright
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