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COTTON QUEEN dir. SUZANNAH MIRGHANI (Copy)

  • JACOB BURNS FILM CENTER 364 Manville Road Pleasantville, New York, 10570 United States (map)
COTTON QUEEN / SUZANNAH MIRGHANI
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In a cotton-farming village in Sudan, teenage Nafisa is raised on heroic tales of resistance against British colonizers, passed down by her grandmother Al-Sit, the village matriarch. When a young businessman arrives with a new development plan and genetically engineered cotton, Nafisa becomes the center of a power struggle over the village's future. Awakening to her own strength, she sets out to save the cotton fields — and herself.

Awards/Festivals: World Premiere, Venice International Film Critics' Week 2025 · Golden Alexander (top prize), Thessaloniki International Film Festival · Prix ArteKino International (development award, Cannes 2022)

RT: 93 mins.

Director: SUZANNAH MIRGHANI

 
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