A Stranger Has No Eyes

2026 · 129 min · Documentary

Never trust anybody.

In Benin, a descendant of one of history's most notorious slave traders publicly confronts the legacy of her own family. But when Martine de Souza unexpectedly becomes second-in-command of the powerful de Souza dynasty, she is forced to choose between protecting a legacy built on slavery or challenging it from within. Told through mesmerising Vodu ceremonies in which the enslaved return from the dead to possess the living, A Stranger Has No Eyes is a formally adventurous meditation on the contradictions of colonialism, shining a light on ways in which power, memory, belief and identity continue to shape the present.

Director: C. S. Nicholson
Released: September 27, 2026
Language: English

Cast

Martine de Souza
Self
Vodounnon Odjo
Self
Jeanne Paule Gouvidé
Self
Moïse Richard Roger de Souza, Chacha IX
Self
Dah Dagounnon Chéôkon Coovi
Self
Rosette de Souza
Self
Hounon Hounkanmabou Azikpeto Amegansi Biova
Self
Agathe de Souza
Self
Joséphine Gbèyigbénan Odjo
Self
Ìyá-Lájé Detchinon Odjo
Self
Ekelodjouoti
Self
Obadimedji
Self

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