A selection of shorts reflecting life’s troubles through a modern West African lens
Part of Film Africa 2022 this special BEYOND NOLLYWOOD strand. BEYOND NOLLYWOOD is a term coined by the Curator /Author Nadia Denton to describe new wave audio-visual content from Nigeria and its diaspora such as short films, arthouse, animation, documentary, experimental and music videos. BEYOND NOLLYWOOD is a concept, curated event and collective of filmmakers. For more information, visit beyondnollywood.com. Main image (You Matter To Me)
BURKINA BABES
(EUROPEAN PREMIERE)
Dir. Crowther Idhebor Kagho
Nigeria. 2022. 7 mins.
A photo essay tribute to the strength and diversity of the African woman.
EGUNGUN
Dir. Olive Nwosu
UK,Nigeria. 2021. 15 mins.
In search of healing, a young woman returns home to Nigeria, the country of her birth.
I AM
Dir. Jerry Hoffmann
Germany. 2021. 26 mins.
Noé finds a motionless android in the forest and reactivates it, bringing to life a strange relationship. 
REHEARSAL
Dir. Michael Omonua
Nigeria. 2021. 15 mins.
A photo essay tribute to the strength and diversity of the African woman.
UNTITLED
Dir. Comfort Arthur
Ghana. 2017. 5 mins.
Anonymous women recount their experience of sexual abuse.
YOU MATTER TO ME
(EUROPEAN PREMIERE)
Dir. Immaculata Abba
Nigeria. 2022. 11 mins.
A visual essay on the tensions and grief, like concrete, from which Nigerians’ joy still blooms. 
