Ndoto Ya Samira (Samira’s dream)

Director:

Nino Tropiano

Duration:

88 minutes

Year:

2022

Category:

Feature length documentary film

Synopsis

 

The story of Samira, a young woman from Zanzibar, who dreams of starting a family like all her friends, but is also determined to pursue higher education and a career. Throughout the seven years of her life, social pressure and respect for traditions constantly push her to choose one path over the other.

Country & Language:

Tanzania
Swahili
Subtitled in french and english

Production:

Fall Films
Luna Films

Nino Tropiano

 

Nino Tropiano first worked as an actor, director, and
freelance photographer in Dublin, where he graduated from the Dún
Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology. After several short
and medium-length films, his first feature film, Ndoto ya Samira / Samira’s Dream, was selected in over 60 festivals worldwide and recently won the Best Feature Film award at Babel Film – International Competition for Minority Language Cinema. Nino is currently preparing a new documentary feature (WILDMAN JAZZ), and AN IMPOSSIBLE MOTHER—a fiction feature—is in development.

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