Cotton Queen

In a cotton-farming village in Sudan, Nafisa lives a simple life, picking cotton and learning from her grandmother. The arrival of a young Sudanese businessman, threatens to change their way of life.

Cotton Queen, Suzannah Mirghani

A legacy of womanhood wrapped in cotton.

This film beautifully threads a generation of women in the small village of Sudan together, as it explores the legacy of a powerful political entity Cotton Queen (2026), that echoes against the backdrop of Nafisa’s journey through adolescence, and her fragile relationship with her grandmother.

★ ★ ★

Release Date: April 23rd 2026
Director(s): Suzannah Mirghani
Producer(s): Caroline Daube, Didar Domehri
Starring: Haram Basher, Annett Culp, Talaat Farid Cinematographer: Frida Marzouk
Distributor: Mad Solutions Runtime: 94 minutes