An outcast woman with no known family must fight for her home, unraveling secrets from her past and risking everything to claim her place before the land and her future slip away.
The villagers of Sayit are about to receive title deeds, marking the first time in centuries they will claim legal ownership of their land. While this is great news for many, 38-year-old Star faces the risk of losing her home. The title deeds are based on kinship ties, and since her parentage is unknown and she is unmarried, her situation is precarious. Things take a turn when Star discovers a photograph of her younger self in "The World Book of Nomads." In the picture, a mysterious hand with familiar tribal markings catches her attention, as she recognizes those marks as belonging to a local food seller. Believing the woman to be her estranged mother, Star confronts her, but the woman denies any connection. Desperate to maintain her claim to the land, Star considers several options: finding the foreign photographer who took the picture, proposing marriage to a friend, and signing a morally questionable deal with an NGO. However, this deal puts her at loggerheads with her community about to receive title deeds, marking the first time in centuries they will claim legal ownership of their land. While this is great news for many, 38-year-old Star faces the risk of losing her home. The title deeds are based on kinship ties, and since her parentage is unknown and she is unmarried, her situation is precarious. Things take a turn when Star discovers a photograph of her younger self in "The World Book of Nomads." In the picture, a mysterious hand with familiar tribal markings catches her attention, as she recognizes those marks as belonging to a local food seller. Believing the woman to be her estranged mother, Star confronts her, but the woman denies any connection. Desperate to maintain her claim to the land, Star considers several options: finding the foreign photographer who took the picture, proposing marriage to a friend, and signing a morally questionable deal with an NGO. However, this deal puts her at loggerheads with her community.
Vincho Nchogu is an independent filmmaker, investigative podcast producer, and digital archivist of indigenous knowledge systems. Notable achievements include producing the acclaimed Brazilian biopic Gabriel and the Mountain, which won two awards at Cannes, and documenting indigenous knowledge systems in Kenya and Nigeria. Vincho gained recognition in audio documentaries with the investigative podcast Case Number Zero, which explores the disappearance of Kenyan journalist Bogonko Bosire. She also wrote and produced Country of Gamblers, a podcast about the Kenyan gambling industry, and is actively working on an investigative documentary podcast titled Natural Justice, focusing on environmental injustices in various Kenyan communities. Her debut feature, One Woman, One Bra, premiered at the Venice Film Festival and won the Sutherland Award at the BFI London Film Festival. Currently, she is developing Kedong a thriller set in Kenya. Her work has been supported by prestigious organizations such as Alfred P Sloan, Film Independent, Doc Society, Red Sea Labs, Venice Film Festival and Torino Film.
Venice Film Festival - World Premier
BFI London Film Festival
Dublin International Film Festival
BFI LONDON - Sutherland Award- Best Feature
Producer - Josh Olaoluwa
Cinematographer - Muhammad Atta Ahmed
