Terra Mater (Mother Land)
by Kantarama Gahigiri
Rwanda, Switzerland, 2023
synopsis
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?
about the directors
Kantarama Gahigiri is a Rwandan writer/director. She is an alumna of Realness Residency (2018), La Fabrique Cinéma at Cannes FF (2019), Le Moulin d’Andé (2020), Berlinale Talents (2021) and Locarno Filmmakers Academy (2022). As of today, Kantarama pursues her passion immersed in an exploration of identity, migration, empowerment and on-screen representation with her recent projects.
