This event is in the past.It took place on May 24, 2026 at Brooklyn Academy of Music.


A foreign businessman's genetically modified cotton scheme upends a Nigerian village, and teenage Nafisa finds herself at the center of the fight for her community's future. It's urgent African cinema that'll stick with you long after the lights come up.
African cinema
social justice themes
coming-of-age story
independent film
Tips
🎬post-screening discussions often included
🌍part of BAM's African diaspora programming series
Cotton Queen
Fort Greene


A foreign businessman's genetically modified cotton scheme upends a Nigerian village, and teenage Nafisa finds herself at the center of the fight for her community's future. It's urgent African cinema that'll stick with you long after the lights come up.
African cinema
social justice themes
coming-of-age story
independent film
Tips
🎬post-screening discussions often included
🌍part of BAM's African diaspora programming series
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