Nikyatu Jusu directed Nanny, a psychological horror fable of displacement.

Aisha, played by Anna Diop, is a woman who recently emigrated from Senegal. She nabs a job caring for the daughter of a wealthy couple, played by Michelle Monaghan and Morgan Spector, living in New York City.

Haunted by the absence of the young son she left behind, Aisha hopes her new job will afford her the chance to bring him to the U.S.

But, she becomes increasingly unsettled by the family’s volatile home life. Ashia’s arrival approaches, and the violent presence invades her dreams and reality, threatening the American dream she is painstakingly piecing together.