Nayola

Nayola traverses the war-scorched landscapes of Angola, leaving her daughter and home behind. Her quest is more than a physical journey; it's a descent into the trauma of a generation torn between memories of violence and fragile hope. Three timelines intertwine: a woman's desperate search during the civil war's peak, her grown daughter navigating a fragile peace, and mythical visions where reality bleeds into animated phantasmagoria. The film excavates how personal demons and collective ghosts of the past persist in the present, morphing into legends, fears, and unspoken silences.