Film

Synopsis:

Orisa, a queer refugee from Nigeria receives her refugee status in the UK and finally is able to move out of the lodging given to her by the Home Office. With the help of her lawyer she finds a new place to live and moves in with Alice, a queer singer-songwriter. Their stories entwine as we learn more about Orisa and her being persecuted and threatened by an anti-gay hate group in her home country of Nigeria, forcing her to flee to save her life, and Alice shares her upbringing and how her mum kicked her out of the house. The gravity of the past trying desperately to drag these two down brings us to today in this shared two bedroom flat in London and how these two queer women show us their resilience, power, and strength, and bring about a sense of stability and safety within each other's lives through cups of tea, fish and chips, and Alice underscoring the growth of their friendship through the only way she knows how - music. Director Biography - Piera Van de Wi