Obinna and Afame are two Nigerians stranded in Tbilisi. Their journey through the city will reveal the complexity of their emotional and social ties in a country that wants them to disappear.
d: Elene Naveriani, p: alvafilm 2019 / CH / short fiction / 25 min
FESTIVALS
Nominated for the 2021 Swiss Film Prize (Best short film)
Switzerland, Winterthur International Kurzfilmtage, November 2019
Solothurn, 55e Journées de Soleure, January, 2020
Rotterdam, International Film Festival Rotterdam, Januery, 2020
Quebec, REGARD Saguenay International Short Film Festival, Mars
United States, Palm Springs International ShortFest 2020
Ukraine, Kyiv International Short Film Festival 2020
Netherlands, Leiden International Short Film Experience 2020
Portugal, Queer Lisboa 2020
UK, Encounters Bristol 2020 – Special mention of the jury
United States, Way OUT West Film Fest 2020
Germany, Lesbisch Schwule Filmtage Hamburg 2020
Taipei, Women Make Waves int’l Film Festival 2020
Taiwan, Raindance Film Festival 2020
UK, Leeds International Film Festival 2020
France, Festival Européen du Film Court de Brest, Novembre 2020
– Departmental Council of Finistère Award
Sweden, Stockholm International Film Festival 2020
Estonia, PÖFF Shorts 2020
Switzerland, BE MOVIE Bern 2020
Soleure, Journées de Soleure, January 2021