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EVENT DETAILS4pm prefilm closing reception catered by Burning Cedar, 4:30pm film with special guest introduction by Burning Cedar ED, chef, and local Indigenous food advocate Nico Albert, and after film a prerecorded conversation with director Suzannah Mirghani and Sudanese American poet and writer Safia Elhillo.
ABOUT COTTON QUEEN
Set in a cotton-farming village in Sudan, Cotton Queen follows teenage Nafisa as she stands at the crossroads of tradition, modernity, and survival. Guided by her grandmother, Al-Sit, whose stories and memories of resistance against colonialism still shape the village, Nafisa becomes the focal point of a new struggle when a wealthy entrepreneur arrives from abroad with a proposal to modernize the village’s cotton industry and seeks her hand in marriage. Torn between personal longing and communal duty, Nafisa must navigate the fragile balance between empowerment and expectation. Suzannah Mirghani’s debut feature explores local folklore, magical realism, and searing political critiques.
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Circle Cinema, 10 S Lewis Ave,Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
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