The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival on August 31 , 2018 , and screened at the Toronto International Film Festival . Two of the actors , Kamal Ramadan and Mohamed Chakado , could not attend the festivals because Uganda refused to allow their departure while awaiting their refugee status papers . The film also screened at the Africa in Motion festival in Edinburgh
Toronto International Film Festival
2018 Toronto International Film Festival
Akasha (2018 film)