Directed by Maureen Blackwood • 1994 • United Kingdom
Starring Ellen Thomas, Ashabi Ajikawo, Simon Lee Clarke

A bittersweet drama that unfolds almost without dialogue, this prizewinning short conveys immigrant women’s experiences of isolation. Feeling displaced from her rural African roots, Miriam constructs a beautiful mud hut in her garden, a magical space that takes her away from the dreary loneliness of her suburban British existence.