Pasa Faho Zoom Q&A screening with director Kulu Oji

A beautifully observed and delicately delivered film, starring beloved Nigerian stand-up comedian Okey Bakassi and impressive young actor Tyson Palmer as father and son, Kalu Oji’s MIFF Premiere Fund–supported feature debut is a moving and gently funny portrait of suburban African-Australian life and a vibrant tribute to the city of Melbourne.

Azubuike is a Nigerian-Igbo shoe salesman who has run a modest market shop for two decades. His world is upended when his 12-year-old son, Obinna, arrives unexpectedly to live with him.

As Azubuike attempts to pass on his business savvy, Igbo traditions and evolving ideas around masculinity, he must also confront the looming threat of gentrification and the capitalist forces grinding against his struggling shop. Together, father and son navigate cultural expectations and economic pressure, finding connection in the unspoken tenderness that grows between them.

Pasa Faho portrays a side of Melbourne and its migrant communities that is largely under-represented on screen. The title means “parts of a whole”, which speaks to the way Azubuike and Obinna reconnect not only with one another but also with their wider community, celebrating collective resilience in a world intent on erasing it.