RMIT Media & Communication graduate Mimo Mukii's feature film hits cinemas

Pasa Faho – the debut feature from RMIT alumni and Melbourne-based producer Mimo Mukii – hits cinemas across Australia.

A film born from community, creativity, and the foundations of an RMIT education has had a national theatrical release. Pasa Faho tells the story of Azubuike, a struggling shoe salesman whose 12-year-old son unexpectedly moves in with him, forcing the pair to confront their estrangement amid the slow collapse of his small shop. As father and son navigate the unspoken distance between them, shaped by pride, duty, and the quiet weight of expectation, both their relationship and their future hang in the balance.

Still from Pasa Faho

The film was produced by Mimo Mukii, an RMIT Bachelor of Communication (Media) and Media and Communications Honours Graduate, and member of the film collective and production company TEN DAYS.

Pasa Faho has already made a significant mark on the international festival circuit, screening at the Melbourne International Film Festival, the Chicago International Film Festival's Black Perspectives Program (founded by Spike Lee) and the Africa International Film Festival, where it took home the award for Best International Feature.

Mimo Mukii, a Naarm (Melbourne) based producer and a member of the film collective and production company TEN DAYS

Mukii’s journey as a producer was firmly grounded in their time at RMIT. "Studying at RMIT was a really influential and pivotal time for me in my career," they said. "In particular, the research I did in my honours year really became the foundation of my methodology as a producer and filmmaker."

That foundation has supported a career of growing recognition. Mukii has produced a string of award-winning narrative short films including Blackwood, TUĪ NÁ, and What's in a Name?, which have screened at prestigious festivals such as the BFI London Film Festival, Palm Springs International Short Film Festival, and the Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival.

In 2025, they completed a year-long VicScreen producer placement and were named among the Screen Producers Australia ‘Ones To Watch 2025’ cohort.

Motivated by a commitment to self-representation and community-driven storytelling, Mukii hopes Pasa Faho's national release will resonate with audiences both familiar and new, including students close to home.

Associate Dean, Learning and Teaching in the School of Media and Communication Dr Rachel Wilson, reflected on Mimo's journey and said, "Pasa Faho is a beautiful film that provides insight into an underrepresented community in Australian culture. Its gentle tone allows insight into a father and son relationship across generational and cultural divides and moves away from the sensational headlines that tend to dominate."

"It's so unbelievably satisfying seeing our graduates flourish and to make work demonstrating the values they held so dear as students.”

Commenting on their education at RMIT, Miko said, “RMIT’s Media and Communication course has a great reputation, I was particularly drawn to the practical and theoretical component.”

“Cinema Studies was very formative to my journey and career. It was my first time being introduced to film analysis and theory, and it was eye-opening to watch films that I had never been exposed to before. I gained new perspectives on approaches to filmmaking, and started to understand the social, historical and personal impacts cinema can have. However, through watching all these films, I felt that I wasn’t able to see myself and my stories, so I began my own self-directed research into African cinema, and these African films and filmmakers that I found through the library and online became major references for my thesis and my current work.”

“I also had amazing tutors and a wonderful supervisor during my honours year who encouraged me to conduct research into my particular interests, which directly affected how I practice filmmaking and producing in the industry now. Spending a year exploring and gaining a deeper understanding of the Australian film industry and what it means to be an African-Australian filmmaker was an invaluable experience.”

Mimo has recently been declared 'One to Watch' as part of the Screen Producers Association (SPA) and will be mentored by fellow media graduate and industry heavy weight Joanna Werner (Dance Academy).

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