04 Dec 2012
Fair Sex
Would-be filmmaker Sophie left Africa for Canada as a child. After graduating, she films the daily doings as part of a summer job at a fair. When pointing the camera at herself, she reveals painful secrets from the past.
A Hole in the Sky
A Hole in the Sky
Young Alifa looks up at the somali sky. She thinks about her daily life as a shepherdess. She knows that the day that will change her life forever is about to come.
Top Billed Cast
Sahra Cige Diiriye Herself
Khadija Haji (voice)
Faadumo Isma'il Herself
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