Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine,
Jayme Lawson, Zainab Jah
Reunited after 17 years apart, Walter, an Angolan immigrant, is joined in the US by his wife and teen daughter. Now absolute strangers sharing a one-bedroom apartment, they discover a shared love of dance may help them overcome the emotional distance between them.
**WINNER – Cinema Eye Honors 2024**
Outstanding Nonfiction Feature
**WINNER – Cinema Eye Honors 2024**
Outstanding Original Score
**WINNER – Cinema Eye Honors 2024**
Outstanding Sound Design
**NOMINEE — 5 Cinema Eye Honors 2024**
**TOP 5 DOCS OF 2023 — National Board of Review**
**WINNER — Cinema Audio Society Awards 2024**
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Picture – Documentary
**WINNER — Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards 2024**
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Documentary
**NOMINEE 2 Critics Choice Documentary Awards 2023**
**NOMINEE — Hollywood Professional Association 2023**
Outstanding Sound – Documentary
Sundance Film Festival – World Premiere
**WINNER** Film Independent Spirit Awards
Someone to Watch Award (Ekwa Msangi)
**WINNER** National Board of Review
Top 10 Independent Films
**WINNER** ReFrame
ReFrame Stamp – Narrative & Animated Feature
**WINNER** Cordillera International Film Festival
Special Jury Award Best Narrative Feature Film
**WINNER** Denver International Film Festival
American Independent Award Best Feature Film
**WINNER** Durban International Film Festival
Best Actor (Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine)
Best Screenplay
**WINNER** Hamptons International Film Festival
New York Women in Film & Television Award
Excellence in Directing (Ekwa Msangi)
**WINNER** Philadelphia Film Festival
Archie Award – Best First Feature
**WINNER** San Diego International Film Festival
Festival Award Best Drama Feature
Black Reel Awards Nominee
Outstanding Independent Feature
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male (Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine)
Chlotrudis Awards Nominee
Best Original Screenplay
Image Awards (NAACP) Nominee
Outstanding Independent Motion Picture