Directed by Beautie Masvaure Alt (Zimbabwe, 2020, 97 min.) Digital.
Shaina—or Shine (Wilmah Munemera) as she’s known—is a teenager in Zimbabwe who has a knack for making something out of nothing and could have a promising future as an engineer, except for the fact that she doesn’t believe in herself. When she and her best friends Faro (Tadiwanashe Tsitsi Marowa), Stella (Gamu Mukwakwami), and Busi (Tarumbidzwa Chirume) are faced with a host of grown-up problems—loss of loved ones, overdue exam fees, and the curse of “blessers”—they’re close to giving up. Will Shine and her friends overcome their circumstances, or will they admit defeat in the face of adversity? Their story is one of forgiveness and friendship, of creating a new family from the people who love you, and of the genuine power to be found in girls supporting girls.
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