Three young African refugees in Melbourne's inner-west find that love is never simple – especially when they all have eyes for the same girl.
Beniam, Ramsy and MJ are best friends. Hanging out at the Flemington housing commission flats they call home, the three Africans share a tight bond and a love of footy. But with the arrival of Sahara – smart, beautiful and AFL-mad – the three friends suddenly find themselves competing for the same girl.
Director Khoa Do co-wrote the film with his cast of African-Australian actors, refugees recently arrived from Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan and Somalia. An initiative of the Bill Hutchison Foundation and supported by the Essendon Football Club, Falling for Sahara is the second film in Do's 'refugee trilogy'.