AFTER THE LONG RAINS

Damien Hauser
Kenya, Switzerland / Drama / 91’ / 2023

  • "If the film feels like a labor of love, that’s because it was one."

  • "A vibrant coming-of-age tale."

    Cineuropa

Festival publicity

International Film Festival Rotterdam 2024
Official Selection Harbour

Ten-year-old Aisha (Electricer Kache Hamisi) is given a school assignment to figure out what she wants to be when she grows up. She soon realizes that everyone is taking over their parents‘ businesses and professions, but she has bigger dreams. She wants to go to Europe and become an actress. Her plan is to become a fisher so that she can sail to Europe, but her mother thinks that fishing should be left to men. Despite all this, she meets a fisherman and alcoholic named Hassan (Bosco Baraka Karisa), who promises to teach her how to fish.

Director Damien Hauser
Production Damien Hauser
International Sales Rushlake Media

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