Drowning In Sands

4:00PM The Little Carib Theatre

Friday, May 24, 2019

Lucy Provan | Sudan | 2018 | '31 | AA

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Two Sudanese inventors determined to stop the desert from swallowing up their country. Despite international sanctions and a failing economy, they succeed in building Sudan’s first robot farmer and enter it into a national TV competition.

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A Hotel Called Memory

4:00PM The Little Carib Theatre

Friday, May 24, 2019

Akin Omotoso | Nigeria | 2017 | '49 | 14+

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Set in Lagos, Zanzibar and Cape Town, the film follows Lola as she grapples with an immense sense of failure from a broken marriage, while desperately holding on to the idea of love.

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State Of Mind

6:00PM The Little Carib Theatre

Friday, May 24, 2019

Hopewell Rugoho-Chin’ono | Zimbabwe | 2018 | '93 | AA

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State of Mind is a documentary film looking at mental illness in Zimbabwe and how the social and economic pressures in that country have manifested in a mental illness disorder increase. It captures four vivid and powerful stories of four Zimbabweans battling bipolar, schizophrenia, psychotic and depression disorders.

Rafiki

8:00PM The Little Carib Theatre

Friday, May 24, 2019

Wanuri Kahiu | Kenya | 2018 | '83 | 16+

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“Good Kenyan girls become good Kenyan wives,” but Kena and Ziki long for something more. Despite the political rivalry between their families, the girls resist and remain close friends, supporting each other to pursue their dreams in a conservative society. When love blossoms between them, the two girls will be forced to choose between happiness and safety.