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K’naan Warsame’s debut film to premiere at Toronto film festival’s discovery program
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    Thursday July 25, 2024


    Somali-Canadian Grammy Award-winning rapper and singer K’naan makes his feature directorial debut with a deeply personal story shot in his homeland.

    TORONTO — Somali-Canadian rapper K’naan Warsame’s directorial debut “Mother Mother” is among the films set to have world premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival’s discovery program.

    The film follows a widow and her son in rural Somalia whose lives are upended by a murder.

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    It joins 23 other titles representing more than 25 countries, including Argentina, Bangladesh, Colombia, Denmark and Greece.

    TIFF says the program is meant to showcase emerging filmmakers from around the world.

    Montreal writer-turned-director Durga Chew-Bose’s debut feature “Bonjour Tristesse,” an adaptation of Françoise Sagan’s classic novel starring Chloe Sevigny, is slated to open the program.

    “Reservation Dogs” and “Letterkenny” star Kaniehtiio Horn’s debut film “Seeds” will also make its global bow at the program.

    Other Canadian films having world premieres include Ryan Cooper and Eva Thomas’ “Aberdeen,” J Stevens’ “Really Happy Someday,” Amar Wala’s “Shook” and Arianna Martinez’s “Do I Know You From Somewhere?”

    The festival runs from Sept. 5 to 15.


    A sign bearing the Toronto International Film Festival logo is carried on a forklift down street in Toronto as preparations are made for the festival's opening night on September 7, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

     

     





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