Created by the members of The NEST Collective, a Nairobi-based arts collaborative, this anthology of five short films dramatizes true stories of LGBT life in Kenya.

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Surrender
Celine Gilbert, Tanzania, 2000, digital projection, 30m
Swahili with English subtitles

In the tranquil setting of a small fishing community in the east coast of Zanzibar, a fire is raging in the hearts of three young individuals, and the entire community feels the heat. Surrender tells the story of Amri, a man trapped between the traditional role of the family man his father expects him to fulfill and his personal desire for Mashua, a local fisherman.