Dede's Bride

Phyllis is a moving and atmospheric portrait of a ‘psychic’ vampire, a woman obsessed with synthetic Nollywood dramas, that lives alone in Lagos, Nigeria. The central idea of this short experimental film is the practise and significance of wig-wearing in Nollywood film; a practise the director has invested with deeper psychological as ...

Runtime

16m

Director

Zina Saro-Wiwa

Cast

Olushola Adeyinka, Gboyega Babajide, Opeyemi Fajemirokun

An intriguing story about how Brianna wants to marry the love of her life (Benny) but her mother has arranged for her to marry the prince. Trouble ensues when the royal family find out about Brianna's boyfriend.

Runtime

1h 37m

Cast

Olu Jacobs, Ngozi Ezeonu, Jackie Appiah

A young girl leaves her Nigerian village to attend a ballet school in England. Fascinated by Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, she dreams of performing as lead ballerina Princess Odette, but the girls in her close-minded ballet school mock her ideas of a 'black swan'.

Runtime

11m

Cast

Hilja Lindsay Parkinson, Wumni Olaiya, Charlotte Moore

Andrew, a dance teacher is struggling to keep his dance studio afloat. Along comes Catherine, who enrolls for some of his classes but brings along a lot of baggage. He is prepositioned by Catherine’s husband to begin an illicit affair with her for a fee. Andrew is torn between accepting the offer or listening to his conscience that tel...

Runtime

1h 48m

Cast

Bernard Adode, Alhaji Ali, Brume Benson

2 Weeks in Lagos is a turbulent and thrilling journey into the lives of Ejikeme and Lola. Their lives collide when Ejikeme, an investment banker, comes home from the United States with Lola's brother Charlie to invest in Nigerian businesses. 2 Weeks in Lagos captures the excitement, vibrancy, and complexity of everyday life in Lagos, a...

Runtime

1h 55m

Cast

Beverly Naya, Mawuli Gavor, Okey Uzoeshi