• A World Imagined

An intriguing blend of science and speculative fiction through a collection of eclectic films that explore imagined futures and offer fresh perspectives on our present reality.

Short Films

Rabobesto - Or How I Saved a Monster

On the verge of her marital life, a young woman makes a journey into the night to find out why she has lost her heartbeat and turned golden. Meet the filmmaker: https://youtu.be/sppTv62CR_g

Hot Rod

Summer 2031, 104°. Saadia, a car mechanic, struggles with a lack of work, when her friends ask ‘what if the car of the future was a horse?’ Meet the filmmakers: https://youtu.be/Wzj14aEKXtY

Power Signal

Desperate to find a bathroom in a city that refuses to provide him one, a bike delivery worker discovers an unearthly presence infecting women all over New York.

We Were Meant To

In a world where Black men have wings and their first flight is a rite of passage, Akil must defy fears, insecurities, and societal barriers while discovering his perfect launch into manhood.

Mulika

An 'afronaut' emerges from the wreckage of a spaceship in the volcanic crater of Mount Nyiragongo. As he descends into the city below, encountering the people of present-day Goma, he begins to understand what he must do to change the future for his people.

Ice Merchants

Every day, a father and his son jump with a parachute from their vertiginous cold house, attached to a cliff, to go to the village on the ground, far away where they sell the ice they produce daily.

ShortFest 2023