Coffee and Allah
Part of the New Zealand Short Film Collection
Duration: 14 minutes
Year: 2007
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Language: English/Oromo (with English subtitles)
Rating: G
Director: Sima Urale
Coffee & Allah is a film about Abeba Mohammed’s appetite for coffee, Islam and a good game of badminton. As a recent refugee in New Zealand with no English and a veil to cloak her difference, she has little chance of connecting with others around her. Until one day when a spontaneous game of badminton leads Abeba to accept a gift of friendship.
Festivals
Venice 2007
Valladolid 2007
San Francisco 2007
Cork 2008
Prague 2008
For more information please visit NZ Film Commission
Duration: 14 minutes
Year: 2007
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Language: English/Oromo (with English subtitles)
Rating: G
Director: Sima Urale
Coffee & Allah is a film about Abeba Mohammed’s appetite for coffee, Islam and a good game of badminton. As a recent refugee in New Zealand with no English and a veil to cloak her difference, she has little chance of connecting with others around her. Until one day when a spontaneous game of badminton leads Abeba to accept a gift of friendship.
Festivals
Venice 2007
Valladolid 2007
San Francisco 2007
Cork 2008
Prague 2008
For more information please visit NZ Film Commission
