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30TH
OCTOBER
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NOVEMBER 2020
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Programme
Download the AiM 2020 Festival schedule here (PDF)
By Date
30th October - Friday
31st October - Saturday
1st November - Sunday
2nd November - Monday
3rd November - Tuesday
4th November - Wednesday
5th November - Thursday
6th November - Friday
7th November - Saturday
8th November - Sunday
9th November - Monday
10th November - Tuesday
11th November - Wednesday
12th November - Thursday
13th November - Friday
14th November - Saturday
15th November - Sunday
16th November - Monday
17th November - Tuesday
18th November - Wednesday
19th November - Thursday
20th November - Friday
21st November - Saturday
22nd November - Sunday
23rd November - Monday
24th November - Tuesday
25th November - Wednesday
26th November - Thursday
27th November - Friday
28th November - Saturday
29th November - Sunday
By Country
Algeria
Angola
Botswana
Brazil
Burkina Faso
Cape Verde
Cuba
Democratic Republic of Congo
Djibouti
Egypt
Ghana
Kenya
Lesotho
Mauritania
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Nigeria
Rwanda
Senegal
Senegal
South Africa
Sudan
Tunisia
Uganda
UK
By Genre
Action
Animation
Comedy
Dance
Documentary
Drama
Experimental
Horror
LGBTQ
Music
Romance
Sci-Fi
Short
By Strand
Diaspora
Industry
Mamas
Queer Africa
Women in Focus
Reset
Past Showings
Friday 30th October 2020
Event
Opening Night: Dhalinyaro + Q&A
Lula Ali Ismail | Djibouti 2019 | 1h25m | Somali and French with English subtitles | 15
Event
Opening Night: Ultimate House Party
Free online
Saturday 31st October 2020
Event
Short Film Competition
Free online
Event
This is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection
2019
Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese | Lesotho 2019 | 2h | Sesotho with English subtitles | 15
Sunday 1st November 2020
Event
Short Film Competition
Free online
Event
Amussu
2018
Nadir Bouhmouch | Morocco 2018 | 2h19m | Tamazight with English subtitles | 12
Event
Leave the Edges + Q&A
Baff Akoto | UK 2020 | 40m | English | 15
Monday 2nd November 2020
Event
Short Film Competition
Free online
Event
The Mayor’s Race + Q&A
Loraine Blumenthal and Rob Mitchell | UK 2018 | 1h21m | 15
Tuesday 3rd November 2020
Event
Short Film Competition
Free online
Event
J'ai Tante Aimé (I Loved So Much)
Dalila Ennadre | Morocco 2008 | 51m | French and Arabic with English subtitles | 15
Event
Real + Q&A
Aki Omoshaybi | UK 2020 | 1h16m | English | 15
Wednesday 4th November 2020
Event
Short Film Competition
Free online
Event
Beyond My Steps + Movement Workshop
Kamy Lara | Angola 2019 | 1h12m | Portuguese with English subtitles | 12
Thursday 5th November 2020
Event
Short Film Competition
Free online
Event
Shorts: Afrofuturism in the Brazilian Way + Discussion
Friday 6th November 2020
Event
Short Film Competition
Free online
Event
Toni Kamau: Producer Masterclass
Free online
Event
You Will Die at 20 + Short + Q&A
Amjad Abu Alala | Sudan 2019 | 1h45m | Arabic with English subtitles
Saturday 7th November 2020
Event
Short Film Competition
Free online
Event
Workshop: Create Your Own Superhero
Event
I am Samuel + Short
Pete Murimi | Kenya 2020 | 1h8m | Swahili, English | 15
Sunday 8th November 2020
Event
Short Film Competition
Free online
Event
Panel Discussion: To be Kenyan, Christian and Queer
Free online
Event
Baamum Nafi (Nafi's Father)
2019
Mamadou Dia | Senegal 2019 | 1h49m | Pulaar with English subtitles | 15
Monday 9th November 2020
Event
Short Film Competition
Free online
Event
The Psychosis of Whiteness + Discussion
Eugene Nulman | UK 2018 | 1h25m | English | 15
Event
Panel Discussion: Africa in Motion Short Film Competition
Free online
Tuesday 10th November 2020
Event
Short Film Competition
Free online
Event
How to Steal a Country + Q&A
Rehad Desai and Mark Kaplan | South Africa 2019 | 1h27m | English | 15
Wednesday 11th November 2020
Event
Short Film Competition
Free online
Event
Poppie Nongena
2020
Christiaan Olwagen | South Africa 2020 | 1h35m | Afrikaans and English with English subtitles | 15
Thursday 12th November 2020
Event
Short Film Competition
Free online
Event
The F-Show: Generations
Free online
Event
Kmêdeus
2020
Nuno Miranda | Cape Verde 2020 | 55m | Portuguese with English subtitles | 15
Friday 13th November 2020
Event
Short Film Competition
Free online
Event
Memory is a Weapon + Discussion
Firdoze Bulbulia | South Africa 2020 | 38m | English and Xhosa with English subtitles
Event
Fright Night: 8 + Critical Response
Harold Hölscher | South Africa 2019 | 1h40m | English and Tswana with English subtitles | 15
Saturday 14th November 2020
Event
Short Film Competition
Free online
Event
AfriKids
Event
Nollywood Night: Entangled + Discussion
OLUMIDE FADEYIBI | SCOTLAND 2020 | 1H31M | 15
Sunday 15th November 2020
Event
Short Film Competition
Free online
Event
Workshop: Create Your Own Superhero
Event
Khartoum Offside + Discussion
Marwa Zein | Sudan 2019 | 1h15m | Arabic with English Subtitles | 15
Monday 16th November 2020
Event
Short Film Competition
Free online
Event
Panel Discussion: Africa in Motion Short Film Competition
Free online
Event
LUX Scotland presents: Habiter le Monde + Jungle Alpha
Tuesday 17th November 2020
Event
Short Film Competition
Free online
Event
Africa Animated
Event
Shorts: Afrodiasporic Dialogues + Discussion
Wednesday 18th November 2020
Event
Short Film Competition
Free online
Event
Lusala
2019
Mugambi Nthiga | Kenya 2019 | 1h3m | Swahili with English subtitles | 15
Event
Softie + Q&A
Sam Soko | Kenya 2020 | 1h36m | Swahili with English subtitles | 15
Thursday 19th November 2020
Event
Short Film Competition
Free online
Event
The Letter + Q&A
Maia Lekow, Chris King | Kenya 2019 | 1h21m | Swahili, English | 15
Friday 20th November 2020
Event
Short Film Competition
Free online
Event
Panel Discussion: Being Young, Creative and Black in Scotland
Free online
Event
Knuckle City
2019
Jahmil X.T. Qubeka | South Africa 2019 | 2h4m | Xhosa with English subtitles | 15
Saturday 21st November 2020
Event
Short Film Competition
Free online
Event
The Ghost and the House of Truth + Q&A
Akin Omotoso | Nigeria 2019 | 1h7m | Yoruba, English and Pidgin English with English subtitles | 15
Sunday 22nd November 2020
Event
Short Film Competition
Free online
Event
Digital Dine & View: 143 rue du désert (143 Sahara Street)
2019
Hassen Ferhani | Algeria 2019 | 1h40m | Arabic with English subtitles | 15
Monday 23rd November 2020
Event
Short Film Competition
Free online
Event
Panel Discussion: Africa in Motion Short Film Competition
Free online
Tuesday 24th November 2020
Event
Short Film Competition
Free online
Event
Days, Nights: Queer Africa Shorts
Wednesday 25th November 2020
Event
Short Film Competition
Free online
Event
En attendant les hommes (Waiting For Men)
2007
Katy Lena Ndiaye | Mauritania 2007 | 56m | Arabic with English subtitles | 15
Thursday 26th November 2020
Event
Short Film Competition
Free online
Event
Our Lady of the Nile (Notre-Dame Du Nil)
2019
Atiq Rahimi | Rwanda 2019 | 1h33m | French and Kinyarwanda with English subtitles
Friday 27th November 2020
Event
Short Film Competition
Free online
Event
Katy Lena Ndiaye: Documentary Masterclass
Free online
Event
On a le temps pour nous (Time is on Our Side)
2019
Katy Lena Ndiaye | Burkina Faso 2019 | 1h7m | French with English subtitles | 15
Saturday 28th November 2020
Event
Short Film Competition
Free online
Event
Bab Al-Sama Maftuh (Door to the Sky) + Discussion
Farida Benlyazid | Morocco 1989 | 1h47m | Moroccan Arabic and French with English subtitles | 15
Event
Closing Night: Air Conditioner + Short
Fradique | Angola 2020 | 1h12m | Portuguese with English subtitles | 15
Event
Closing Night: DJ set (MAVEEN) + Digital Dance Party
Free online
Sunday 29th November 2020
Event
Short Film Competition
Free online
