Always a hugely popular element of every Afrika Eye Festival – Curator Liz Chege programmes another surprise-filled selection of shorts from or about Africa or by filmmakers from the African Diaspora.

Introduced by Curator Liz Chege.

1. Fly, Fly Sadness

Miryam Charles, 2015, Canada/Haïti 6 min

Following a nuclear explosion that transforms the voice of all the inhabitants of an island, a Finnish journalist goes there in order to find a hermit with mysterious powers. An intriguing look at the concept of utopia, conformity and the disenfranchised in our communities.

2. Hairitage (Random Acts)

Aisha Sanyang-Meek, 2016, UK, 3min

Bristol based-poet, journalist and filmmaker Aisha Sanyang-Meek explores the social, political and personal aspects surrounding black hair through the medium of spoken word.

3. Bunkers

Anne-Claire Adet, 2016, France/Switzerland, 14min

A sensorial immersion in the suffocating life of an underground shelter asylum-seekers are crammed into upon their arrival in Geneva.

4. Soko Sonko

Ekwa Msangi, 2014, Kenya/USA, 23 min

When her mother falls sick, Kibibi’s father, Ed, is tasked with taking her to the market to get her hair braided before school begins. A hilarious, fish-out of-water comedy of a father-daughter adventure.

5. La Maison Mauve

Sélim Gribâa, 2015, Tunisia, 29min

‘The Purple House’ is a comedy that takes place during the Tunisian Revolution and follows the lovable Hsan as he manoeuvres the difficulties of living in poverty. Winner of the 2015 Baobab Award at Film Africa.

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