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Farewell Amor

Feature Film - Costume Desinger

Director & Writer:  Ekwa Msangi

Sundance Film Festival Premiere 2020
Film Independent Spirit Award 2021 Winner Ekwa Msangi
National Board of Review, USA 2021 Winner NBR Award Top Ten Independent Films

Walter ( Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine), an Angolan immigrant, works as a cab driver in New York. After 17 years apart, his wife Esther (Zainab Jah) and daughter Sylvia (Jayme Lawson) join him in the US. Walter and Esther have adapted to their separation differently, with Walter starting a new relationship and Esther finding solace in the church. Prior to their arrival, Walter ends his relationship with Linda (Nana Mensah). In Brooklyn, the family shares a cramped one-bedroom apartment. Esther faces challenges adjusting to a new country, distant marriage, and lost passion. Sylvia, a teenager, battles homesickness and pursues dance against her mother's wishes
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