BlackStar Film Festival

After the Long Rains

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Ten-year-old Aisha wants to become a fisher, but her mother thinks that fishing should be left to men. However, one day Aisha meets a fisherman named Hassan who decides to teach her how to fish.


Thank you to our screening partner: Mighty Writers and The Colored Girls Museum

  • Runtime
    90 minutes
  • Language
    Swahili macrolanguage
  • Country
    Tanzania
  • Premiere
    Philadelphia
  • Awards
    Best Feature Narrative Nominee
  • Director
    Damien Hauser
  • Producer
    Art4um Production GmbH, Damien Hauser
  • Cast
    Electricer Kache Hamisi, Bibi Swaleh, Bosco Baraka Karisa, Najima Khanda, Ibrahim Joseph