The city of Douala, in Cameroon, is in trepidation for the start of the new school year. Mambar Pierrette is a famous dressmaker in her neighborhood - a long line is always at her door, full of customers eager to get outfits for events and ceremonies. More than just a sewer, she becomes the confidant of her customers, of a generation. But when the rain starts pouring down and threaten to flood her workshop —one of several successive misfortunes— Pierrette will have to stay afloat.

Presented in the Directors’ Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival and at the Toronto Film Festival.