The jury
Pierre-Simon Gutman (France), Li Cheuk-to (Hong Kong), Azadeh Jafari (Iran), Wilfred Okiche (Nigeria), Saffron Maeve (Canada)
Awarded films
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Mother Mother by
K’naan Warsame
(Somalia, 2024, 107 min.)
Jury statement about the winning film:
Mother Mother (K’naan Warsame, Somalia) depicts a humanistic approach towards a revenge narrative set in a country haunted by violence and grief. The film is remarkable in its non-sensationalist treatment of contentious politics through its parallels of the human and the natural world. Warsame’s feature debut, through its compelling formal attributes and charismatic acting, conveys a sense of hope and healing after tragedy.