Lingui, Liens Sacres/ The Sacred Bonds

African Film Festival: Lingui, Liens Sacres/ The Sacred Bonds

The 16th year of the African Film Festival is slated for March 25-27, 2022 at Brown Hall, Room 100 - Washington University.

Lingui, Liens Sacres/ The Sacred Bonds
In Arabic with English subtitles
by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun (Chad/France, 2021, 88m)

On the outskirts of the capital of Chad, determined single mother Amina works tirelessly to provide for herself and her 15-year-old daughter, Maria. When Amina discovers Maria is pregnant and does not want a child, the two women begin to seek out an abortion, condemned by both religion and law.

Producers Award for International Cinema, Hamburg Film Festival (2021)
USA NBR Award for Top Five Foreign Language Films, National Board of Review (2021)
Award for the Respect of Minority Rights and Laity, Torino Film Festival Interfedi Award (2021)

Proceeded by:

Al-Sit
In Arabic with English subtitles
by Suzannah Mirghani (Sudan, 2020, 20m)

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?

Best Short, Africa International Film Festival International Short Film Competition (2021)
Best Live Action, Berlin Interfilm Festival
Best Short and ZIFF Chairman’s Award, Zanzibar International Film Festival (2021)