A collection of short films created by artists from Africa and the diaspora celebrate the intricacies of love. In as little as five minutes, these films open windows into worlds of the heart, from youthful aspiration to the regrets of old age, and from intimacies between adults to the complexities of family.
Lespri (2024)
Dir. Jard Lerebours
5min
US
An unnamed narrator uses found footage from his childhood in an attempt to paint a portrait of his father and their painful relationship.
A Quiet Monday (2023)
Dir. Dika Ofoma
22min
Nigeria
In English and Igbo with English subtitles
When the leader of a secessionist group in southeastern Nigeria is jailed, his loyalists mandate a compulsory “sit-at-home” on Mondays in protest. Siblings Kamnonu and Ogbonna face danger when they defy the Monday restrictions.
Baptized by Fire (2024)
Dir. Kach Offor
15min
Nigeria
A seemingly regular visit to a dealer in the slums of Lagos takes an unexpected turn, forcing an anxious stoner on a different kind of trip.
Rotten Blood (2024)
Dir. Tarek El Sherbeny
12min
Egypt
In Arabic with English subtitles
In a conservative Cairo neighborhood, the life of a single mother with a sex addiction is turned upside down after her brother threatens to accuse her of adultery if she refuses to forfeit her ownership of their deceased father's house.
The Incredible Sensational Fiancée of Sèyí Àjàyí (2024)
Dir. Abbesi Akhamie
16min
US, Nigeria
In English and Guinea Bissau Creole with English subtitles
New York premiere
In the whimsical Pan-African society of Alkebulan, the brilliant yet overlooked scholar Dr. Constance Moumie discovers that her fiancé, Sèyí Àjàyí, is engaged to Princess Ada, throwing the town into a frenzy. With her bestie Bibi, Constance devises a daring plan to expose her unfaithful lover at his engagement ceremony, seeking both revenge and the recognition she has long deserved.
Kavalyé o dam (2024)
Dir. Sacha Teboul
9min
France
In French with English subtitles
Simon visits his grandmother, who is living with Alzheimer's, at her nursing home. When he plays her an audio cassette he found, memories of her past in the West Indies resurface—taking her back to the night when her lover had to tell her he was being forced to leave for the Algerian war.
Sirius (2024)
Dir. Jean-Bastien Niyigaruye
11min
Canada
In French with English subtitles
Sirius, a lone star in the form of a dark-skinned man, has collapsed to earth. In what little space he finds on his host planet, he works to provide food and shelter for himself and his wife. When the firmament calls Sirius back one winter’s day, he takes the long way, leaving his wife behind.
Jean & I (2024)
Dir. Mirta Desir
13min
US
Michelle, a 10-year-old survivor of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, attempts to escape both her past and her new home when she learns that her "new" family is not what it seems.
land.scape notes on exile (2025)
Dir. Berette S. Macaulay
5min
U.S., France, Italy, Jamaica, Sierra Leone
A poetic journey of rediscovery that routes us through shifting landscapes and waterways is guided by narrative reflections of a seeker who is mystically guided by Oshun, the venerated orisha of water and destiny.
Lespri (2024)
Dir. Jard Lerebours
5min
US
An unnamed narrator uses found footage from his childhood in an attempt to paint a portrait of his father and their painful relationship.
A Quiet Monday (2023)
Dir. Dika Ofoma
22min
Nigeria
In English and Igbo with English subtitles
When the leader of a secessionist group in southeastern Nigeria is jailed, his loyalists mandate a compulsory “sit-at-home” on Mondays in protest. Siblings Kamnonu and Ogbonna face danger when they defy the Monday restrictions.
Baptized by Fire (2024)
Dir. Kach Offor
15min
Nigeria
A seemingly regular visit to a dealer in the slums of Lagos takes an unexpected turn, forcing an anxious stoner on a different kind of trip.
Rotten Blood (2024)
Dir. Tarek El Sherbeny
12min
Egypt
In Arabic with English subtitles
In a conservative Cairo neighborhood, the life of a single mother with a sex addiction is turned upside down after her brother threatens to accuse her of adultery if she refuses to forfeit her ownership of their deceased father's house.
The Incredible Sensational Fiancée of Sèyí Àjàyí (2024)
Dir. Abbesi Akhamie
16min
US, Nigeria
In English and Guinea Bissau Creole with English subtitles
New York premiere
In the whimsical Pan-African society of Alkebulan, the brilliant yet overlooked scholar Dr. Constance Moumie discovers that her fiancé, Sèyí Àjàyí, is engaged to Princess Ada, throwing the town into a frenzy. With her bestie Bibi, Constance devises a daring plan to expose her unfaithful lover at his engagement ceremony, seeking both revenge and the recognition she has long deserved.
Kavalyé o dam (2024)
Dir. Sacha Teboul
9min
France
In French with English subtitles
Simon visits his grandmother, who is living with Alzheimer's, at her nursing home. When he plays her an audio cassette he found, memories of her past in the West Indies resurface—taking her back to the night when her lover had to tell her he was being forced to leave for the Algerian war.
Sirius (2024)
Dir. Jean-Bastien Niyigaruye
11min
Canada
In French with English subtitles
Sirius, a lone star in the form of a dark-skinned man, has collapsed to earth. In what little space he finds on his host planet, he works to provide food and shelter for himself and his wife. When the firmament calls Sirius back one winter’s day, he takes the long way, leaving his wife behind.
Jean & I (2024)
Dir. Mirta Desir
13min
US
Michelle, a 10-year-old survivor of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, attempts to escape both her past and her new home when she learns that her "new" family is not what it seems.
land.scape notes on exile (2025)
Dir. Berette S. Macaulay
5min
U.S., France, Italy, Jamaica, Sierra Leone
A poetic journey of rediscovery that routes us through shifting landscapes and waterways is guided by narrative reflections of a seeker who is mystically guided by Oshun, the venerated orisha of water and destiny.
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