Al-Sit
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?
Directed by
Suzannah Mirghani
Suzannah Mirghani is a writer, researcher, and independent filmmaker. She is a media studies and museum studies graduate. Mixed-race Sudanese and Russian, she is the writer, director, and producer of AL-SIT (2020, Sudan/Qatar), which won several international awards. Her latest short VIRTUAL VOICE (2021), premiered at Tribeca Film Festival.