Mambar Pierrette is a seamstress in Douala, Cameroon, crafting custom clothes–everything from school uniforms to beautiful dresses–to support her family. When she’s robbed and a flood nearly destroys her business, she’s pushed to the breaking point, but her work keeps her from utter desolation.

The first fiction film from acclaimed Cameroonian documentarian Rosine Mbakam sees Mambar Pierrette (played by the director’s cousin, Pierrette Aboheu), working diligently to support her children and their grandmother. Despite a tsunami of challenges, both financial and emotional, the resilient Pierrette’s connection to her family and community vibrates with compassion and humanity.