Al-Sit by Suzannah Mirghani

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?

A film told in a simple but profound way (...) that touches upon a very modern problem: a conflict between different values – profit and progress versus tradition. - Jury statement, Tampere Film Festival

Awards

2021 - Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival | Canal+, Ciné+ Award
2021 - Tampere Film Festival | International Competition • Grand Prix
2021 - Toronto Arab Film Festival | Audience Award
2021 - Huesca International Film Festival | Best Script
2021 - Malmö Arab Film Festival | Special Mention
2021 - Busan International Short Film Festival | Jury Award
2021 - AFI Fest | Grand Jury Prize
2021 - New Orleans Film Festival | Best Narrative Short
2021 - Interfilm Berlin | Best Live Action Short
2021 - LA Shorts International Film Festival | Best of Fest
2021 - European Independent Film Festival | Excellence in Women's Filmmaking