After the Long Rains

A 10-year-old girl in coastal Kenya dreams of moving to Europe to become an actress. Although children in her town are expected to follow in their parents’ footsteps, she hatches a plan to become a fisher so that she can sail overseas, and befriends an alcoholic neighbor who promises to teach her how to fish. After the Long Rains is the third feature film by Swiss-Kenyan director and musician Damien Hauser, who not only wrote, directed, produced, and edited, but also created the sound design.

Preceded by

Children of the Waves (2024)
Dir. Kezia Sakho
7min
France
In French with English subtitles

Three young friends from the Comorian and Senegalese diasporas in Marseille meet up after school as they always do. Amid their carefree laughter, a serious question suddenly emerges: "What do we want to be when we grow up?" This question sparks a deep conversation: a heartfelt exchange about their dreams and aspirations, as they dive into a boundless world of imagination. Through their childlike voices, they explore with innocence and honesty the infinite possibilities the future might hold.