The Night I Left America follows the story of a teenage boy named Kyamagero who, from a very young age, became enraptured with the American Dream. He always hoped he would one day move there with his family and make a make a better life, and perhaps, even a name for himself. Years later, Kyamagero finds himself living with his mother in a little trailer in the middle of “nowhere” Texas. It wasn’t the life he imagined for himself but, for him, it was better than the life of struggle he perceived he and his family had had before. But with the threat of his mother’s work visa not renewing, Kyamagero finds himself at a crossroads; wanting to hold onto the promise of opportunity set before him in America or learning to embrace the life he left behind in Uganda? Awards:HollyShorts Film Festival - Best Composer, Best Producer,Offline Film Festival - Audience Award,SCAD Savannah International Film Festival - BEST SHORT / Shorts Spotlight: This American Life,Montreal Black Film Festival - Special Mention,Monmoth Film Festival - Jury Award / Best Short Film

The Night I Left America

While awaiting the results of his mother’s US visa renewal, a teenage immigrant finds himself at a crossroads between holding onto the promise of opportunity in America and embracing the life he left behind in Uganda.

When Amal is summoned from England to the first female-owned safari business she co-founded in Tanzania, it's clear that funds have been misused by her business partner. Upon her arrival, she's presented with evidence of more serious issues by the female staff.

Ubani Na Moto

Four African women unite to save their beloved safari business, empowering one another to surpass each trial and expectation set against them.

In and around the border-town of Isiolo, in East Africa, a young Kenyan businesswoman and a young Chinese miner prepare to leave town to begin their new life together - meeting at their favorite restaurant for one last meal. Awards:Zanzibar International Film Festival 2022 - Ousmane Sembene Prize Nominee,Pan African Film Festival 2022 - Best Short Narrative Nomination,International Black Film Festival 2021 - Best International Film,Prague International Indie Film Festival 2021 - Best Supporting Actor Nominee

Leaving Isiolo

In and around the border-town of Isiolo, in East Africa, a young Kenyan businesswoman and a young Chinese miner prepare to leave town to begin their new life together - meeting at their favorite restaurant for one last meal.

Raine touches on the interesting historical and ongoing dynamic between Ethiopia and Italy. The story focuses on an Ethiopian child who is abandoned by her father at birth only to be brought back, at the age of six, into his destructive world. The events of that day lead Raine to be hunted throughout her life, until she learns to become the hunter.

Raine

An Ethiopian girl who grew up poor meets her wealthy father for the first time at the age of six. The day she meets her father introduces chaos into her world and changes her life forever.

A strict mother tries to reconcile with her pianist son after their heated argument.

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A strict mother tries to reconcile with her pianist son after their heated argument.

A family of Ethiopian immigrants to Israel deals with the unexpected escape of its patriarch, Malkamo, back to his homeland. His daughter-in-law Bunchi is left to care for her demented mother-in-law, her deceitful husband, and their two adolescent daughters. When Malkamo unexpectedly returns to Israel, Bunchi is forced to confront her innermost dreams and secrets.

Bunchi

A family of Ethiopian immigrants to Israel deals with the unexpected escape of its patriarch, Malkamo, back to his homeland.

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