Zjili: A Story of Sisterhood and The Burdens of Excess

Directed by Hajara Musah Chambas, Christine Boateng

2026 · Ghana · Dagbani, Twi, English · Directed by Women, First Feature, Black + African Diaspora, Drama

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Synopsis

In their poignant debut feature, co-directors Christine Boateng and Hajara Musah Chambas depict the journey of three Ghanaian women eking out a living as kayayei or porters in the trenches of the world’s largest secondhand clothing market.

Programming note from tiff.net. Matched to TMDB on title and director (Zjili: A Story of Sisterhood and The Burdens of Excess, 2026).

Showtimes

Thu Sep 10

6:00 PM

Scotiabank Theatre TorontoScotiabank 7

Press & Market

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Mon Sep 14

6:30 PM

Scotiabank Theatre TorontoScotiabank 10

Public

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Wed Sep 16

8:30 PM

Scotiabank Theatre TorontoScotiabank 8

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Rush lineNo report yet · ~8 rush seats

Fri Sep 18

12:25 PM

Scotiabank Theatre TorontoScotiabank 11

Public

Rush lineNo report yet · ~10 rush seats