Short films in competition

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Movies

Movies

Movies

This year, FIFOI presents an exceptional selection of films in competition. Each work reflects the richness and diversity of talent from the Indian Ocean and beyond.

Ballad of the mountain

Burdened with responsibilities, a low-born girl must fight against the class bullies to overcome her fears and pursue her dream...

Embers of Anger

Just hours before the New Year, an ambitious woman, a broken man, and a young girl searching for freedom face...

Coral city

Accompanied by a team of Belgian researchers, Kushlani Dissanayake, a young Sri Lankan scientist and mother, embarks on an expedition...

Stero

Speaking Kiswahili in the school is against the linguistic regulation. For Bruce Koech, this repressive Anglo-Western educational system goes against...

Après 6 Zèr

Jealous, racist, greedy, vengeful, and desperate, the villagers of Réunion island place their fate in the hands of a sorcerer,...

The Weight of Light

Surya, a young rag-picker, is confronted with the prospect of an arranged marriage by her father, who hopes to improve...

Will my parents come to see me?

In a Somali prison, Farah, a young man sentenced to death, spends his last day. He is escorted by a...

Katope

As a young child struggles to find their place in the village, a mythical rain bird appears and sets them...