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Majini

Partner: Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg

Directors:

When their father falls ill, a young boy who fears deep water must go out to sea with his brother to catch fish, while struggling with the pressure placed on him as a young man.

Details

Duration: 19min.

Country: Germany

Language: Swahili

Year: 2025

Genre: Fiction (Drama)

Topic: Adolescence, Adventure, Brotherhood, Childhood, Children, Coming of age, Fear, Folklore, Landscape, Manhood, Ocean, Poverty, Teenagers, Toxic Masculinity, Water

Cast & Crew

Directors:

Production company: Filmacademy Baden-Wuerttemberg

Writer: Joshua Neubert

Cinematographer: Larius Kieninger

Editor: Emma Holzapfel

Actors: Shedrack Kwao Waziri , Omar Sheha Kombo ,

Festivals & Awards

2025

Filmfest Dresden

In The Palace - International Short Film Festival In The Palace - International Short Film Festival Best Student Fiction Film

Zanzibar International Film Festival

Tirana International Film Festival

Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival Bridging the Borders Award

Izmir International Short Film Festival

Aesthetica Short Film Festival

ALTER-NATIVE International Short Film Festival ALTER-NATIVE International Short Film Festival Best Student Film

Filmschool Fest Munich

Filmschau Baden-Wuerttemberg

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