Selected Films

Explore the official selection for ZIFF 2026

SHORT FILMS

In Competition KILWA KISIWANI

KILWA KISIWANI

SULTAN TAMBA

In Competition LAST TAX TO KAWEMPE

LAST TAX TO KAWEMPE

WALTA GABRIEL BUSULWA

In Competition GOAT

GOAT

JUDITH KIBINGE

In Competition ELDA

ELDA

ALAZAR ATEY

In Competition BEHIND A LIE

BEHIND A LIE

JULIET IBRAHIM

In Competition KNOCKING AT THE GATES OF HEAVEN

KNOCKING AT THE GATES OF HEAVEN

FAITH RIYANO

In Competition GUHAADO

GUHAADO

MAHAD QALAX

In Competition AICHA

AICHA

SANAA EL ALAOUI

In Competition COURT ORDER

COURT ORDER

DINKAR SHARMA

In Competition TWISTED

TWISTED

NTALE CHRISTOPHER

In Competition WHITE FLAG

WHITE FLAG

PERVIZ ROSTEMI

In Competition Our Brother

OUR BROTHER

SHANDRA APONDI

In Competition GOD SLEEPS ON SUNDAYS

GOD SLEEPS ON SUNDAYS

NAISHE NYAMUBAYA

In Competition AMAZEZE (FLEAS)

AMAZEZE (FLEAS)

JORDY SANK

In Competition OH! SH*T! IT’S MY BIRTHDAY

OH! SH*T! IT’S MY BIRTHDAY

MATHEW VALERIAN

In Competition ZOLLA

ZOLLA

VICTORIA NETO

In Competition MR ROGERS

ELEDA AYANMO

IFEOMA ESTHER

In Competition EMBE DODO

EMBE DODO

KELVIN KAGAMBO

In Competition ECHOES BENEATH THE HILLS

ECHOES BENEATH THE HILLS

AIME OCTAVE

In Competition THE SPACE BESIDES ME

THE SPACE BESIDES ME

LUBEGA RAJAB

Out of Competition LAST BROADCAST FROM EARTH

LAST BROADCAST FROM EARTH

LISSA RUSSEL

Out of Competition MY GRANDFATHER

MY GRANDFATHER

ALI RINGO

Out of Competition EMANYA

EMANYA

LAUDIKA HAMUTENYA

Out of Competition THE SWAP

THE SWAP

SALLY NGOIRI

Out of Competition PEEK

PEEK

FLORENCE MWENDAPOLE

ANIMATION FILMS

BAABA

BAABA

SELEMANI ABDALLAH

LICE N’ SHINE

LICE N’ SHINE

MARIA BYOMA

HON. GETRUDE MONGELLA

HON. GETRUDE MONGELLA

DENNIS MCHANGA

PRINCESS MKATU

PRINCESS MKATU

DENIS JUNIOR

MY GRNDMOTHER IS A SKYDIVER

MY GRNDMOTHER IS A SKYDIVER

POLINA PIDDUMNA

FOR GARBAGE

FOR GARBAGE

HADI GARSUEI

DRAMA SERIES

MIZANI (SCALE)

MIZANI (SCALE)

MDAGAYA ERIC

NOMA

NOMA

KHALEED MFUNDO

SHABAKADDA SEASON 2

SHABAKADDA SEASON 2

VICTOR GOTANYE

CILAAJ

CILAAJ

ABDULKADIR (ATO) MOHAMMED

NYOTA

NYOTA

DEVOTHA MUSSA MAYUNGA

LAZIZI

LAZIZI

REUBEN ODANGA

KASH MONEY SEASON 1

KASH MONEY SEASON 1

GRACE KAHAKI & PHILIPPE BRESSON

SINGLE KIASI SEASON 4 GRACE KAHAKI & PHILIPPE BRESSON

SINGLE KIASI SEASON 4 GRACE KAHAKI & PHILIPPE BRESSON

GRACE KAHAKI & PHILIPPE BRESSON

LOVING BEYOND

LOVING BEYOND

MARVIN RAIN SSENTONGO

ADAM TO EVE

ADAM TO EVE

ALEXANDROS KONSTANTARAS

DOCUMENTARY FILM

MOLLY VS THE MACHINES

MOLLY VS THE MACHINES

MARC SILVER

OUT OF SCHOOL

OUT OF SCHOOL

Hind Bensari

My Father and Qaddafi

MY FATHER AND QADDAFI

JIHAN K

THE PEOPLE SHALL MARK

THE PEOPLE SHALL MARK

MAINA & NICK WAMBUGU

AN INCOMPLETE CALENDAR

AN INCOMPLETE CALENDAR

SANAZ SOHRABI

MOBUTU’S GAME

MOBUTU’S GAME

GUILLAUME GRAUX

WE ARE HADZA

WE ARE HADZA

HANNAH OTSUKA

THE EYES OF GHANA

THE EYES OF GHANA

BEN PROUDFOOT

KIKUYU LAND

KIKUYU LAND

BEA WANGONDU

MZUNGURUKA (THE WANDERER)

MZUNGURUKA (THE WANDERER)

GUILLAUME PASCAL BALOIS

AN OPEN FIELD

AN OPEN FIELD

TEBOHO DON EDKINS

HAPPINESS

HAPPINESS

FIRAT YUCEL

AFTER THE ABBSY

AFTER THE ABBSY

KEIRIA SHISHAY

FEATURE FICTION FILM

SMALL GODS

SMALL GODS

ASHER ROSEN

AISHA CAN’T FLY AWAY

AISHA CAN’T FLY AWAY

MORAD MOSTAFA

ABOUT MY MOM

ABOUT MY MOM

SONER SERT

CHINHOYI 7

CHINHOYI 7

MOSES MATANDA

VASARA (THE CHOSEN DAY)

VASARA (THE CHOSEN DAY)

LEKSHMI PUSHPA

PRANK (JOKES ON YOU)

PRANK (JOKES ON YOU)

BESTA PHIRI

NISAMEHE BABA

NISAMEHE BABA

ABDUL MUSTAFA SHEWEJI

A LAND APART

A LAND APART

BEM PEVER

GOD’S WORK

GOD’S WORK

MICHAEL JAMES

LONGING TO BELONG

LONGING TO BELONG

MARIAM NDAGIRE KIZITO

MY BOYFRIEND, A MANNEQUIN

MY BOYFRIEND, A MANNEQUIN

DMITRY NIKOLENKO

BOBO

BOBO

MAURICE MUENDO

A WALK ALONG THE BORNE

A WALK ALONG THE BORNE

NICK IGEA

COUPLE GOALS

COUPLE GOALS

JANETH AWINO CHUMBE