villa 187
Directed by Eiman Mirghani
Production: Eiman Mirghani/Doha Film Institute (Sudan/Qatar)
One day, Sudanese filmmaker Eiman Mirghani’s phone buzzed with a message: her father had lost his job, and the family had to pack up their life in the Doha house they’d called home for decades. The shock cracked open a flood of memories inside “Villa 187,” blurring nostalgia with the anxiety of an uncertain future. Through this rediscovery, questions emerge: What does belonging look like when you’re already displaced? How do you say goodbye to walls that raised you? And can a house hold the story of a family long after they’ve gone?