São Paulo Day @ AFRIFF
Program of São Paulo Day @ AFRIFF
Screen Room 2
Twin Waters Cinema
Lagos
Access: Registration or By Invitation
5 November 2025
9.30 AM | Arrival
9.45 AM | Welcoming Note by SP CINE
10.00 AM | Screening of Between Frequencies
10.30 AM | Screening of Princess Stories
11.00 AM | Screening of Quaso Trap
11.30 AM | Screening of The Father of the Queen of Angola
11.50 AM | Screening of Bugchasing Club
12.00 PM | Q&A
1.00 PM | Screening of The Mother
2.30 PM | Screening of Netlovers
4.00 PM | Q&A
6 November 2025
From 4.00 PM | Cocktail Reception
Between Frequencies
Synopsys: When the family radio breaks during preparations for Maria’s grandmother’s 70th birthday party, she decides to go out and find a solution to fix it. During her search, she is exposed to a new vision of life.
Direction & Script: Aline Cristina Rocha and Anna Raquel da Silva
Production: Thayna Maria Lemos
Main cast: Mayara Amaral, Salloma Salomão, Rádio, Dirce Thomaz, Romeu Assunção, Flávia Rosa, Renato Ihu, Lucas Andrade, Naomi Amaral
Genre: Fiction
Year: 2025
Age Rating: All Audiences
Production Company: Instituto Lentes Malungas de Audiovisual
Screening Day: November 5, 2025
Time: 10.00 AM
Duration: 19 minutes
Location: Twin Waters Cinema, Lagos
Screening Room: 2
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Pretty Princess Stories
Synopsys: Bella, a 6-year-old Black girl, has her own idea for a play replaced
by one about Snow White. With her grandma’s support, she discovers the
power of creating her own story. A journey of imagination, self-esteem,
and representation.
Direction: Belise Mofeoli
Main cast: Teka Romualdo, Nicolly Fonseca, Nala Jacob, Tamara Thomaz, Washington Gabriel
Age Rating: All Audiences
Production Company: Momoko
Genre: Fiction
Year: 2025
Screening Day: November 5, 2025
Time: 10.30 AM
Duration: 17 minutes
Location: Twin Waters Cinema, Lagos
Screening Room: 2
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Quase Trap
Synopsis: Guided by his older brother, Du, Tiunai struggles to find his place in the world, aiming to stand out, win the girl of his dreams, and prove himself in the neighborhood.
Direction: Filipe Barbosa (ufanego)
Main cast: Maurício Sasí, Andrio Candido, Emy B
Age Rating: 14+
Production Company: Animal Filmes
Genre: Fiction
Year: 2025
Screening Day: November 5, 2025
Time: 11.00 AM
Duration: 23 minutes
Location: Twin Waters Cinema, Lagos
Screening Room: 2
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The Father of the Queen of Angola
Synopsis: Ravi adopts Thelminha, a seven year- old Black girl who believes she is
the Queen of Angola. Ravi becomes enchanted by his daughter’s imagination, as she reclaims her true name, Zuri. They learn that family goes beyond blood ties and that true
love is strengthened through respect and acceptance.
Direction: Rodrigo França
Main Cast: Lucas Oranmian, Dandara Arcebispoe Iléa Ferraz
Age Rating: All Audiences
Production Company: Reprodutora
Genre: Fiction
Year: 2025
Screening Day: November 5, 2025
Time: 11.30 AM
Duration: 12 minutes
Location: Twin Waters Cinema, Lagos
Screening Room: 2
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Bugchasing Club
Synopsis: Tired of repeating that HIV cannot be transmitted by someone on
treatment with an undetectable viral load, poet and filmmaker Marina Vergueiro uses irony, tenderness, and affection to confront ignorance and the denial of science.
Direction: Marina Vergueiro
Production: Aline Bessa
Age Rating: All Audiences
Production Company: Algazarra Audiovisual
Genre: Fiction
Year: 2025
Screening Day: November 5, 2025
Time: 11.50 AM
Duration: 3 minutes
Location: Twin Waters Cinema, Lagos
Screening Room: 2
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The Mother
Synopsys: A street vendor who lives in the outskirts of São Paulo returns home
and does not find her 16-year-old son. After much searching she finds out the boy was killed by the military police and his body is missing. A dizzying journey starts for the rights to bury her son.
Direction: Cristiano Burlan
Main cast: Marcelia Cartaxo, Mawusi Tulani,
Helena Ignez
Age Rating: 14+
Production Company: Cup Filmes, Bela Filmes,
Genre: Fiction
Year: 2022
Screening Day: November 5, 2025
Time: 1.00 PM
Duration: 80 minutes
Location: Twin Waters Cinema, Lagos
Screening Room: 2
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Netlovers
Synopsys: To save her family’s ad agency, gamer Helena must produce a reality show for Luck, a problematic influencer. As they unexpectedly connect, a leaked secret from Helena’s past threatens to destroy their budding relationship and her career.
Direction: Cristiano BurlanDirection: Daniel Caselli
Main cast: Fernanda Marques, Leo Bittencourt, Nathália Fabris, Victor Bittow, João Fernandes, Ed Moraes, Bruno Fagundes, Alines Dias
Age Rating: 12+
Production Company: Movioca
Genre: Fiction
Year: 2025
Screening Day: November 5, 2025
Time: 2.30 PM
Duration: 82 minutes
Location: Twin Waters Cinema, Lagos
Screening Room: 2
Access: Register below
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