5 Women: Is that person family?
There is a giant cloak of invisibility surrounding the lives of LGBTQ Nigerians. Many people do not dare to come out to those closest. If they are discovered, parents and relatives put them through deliverance and conversion therapies. Success is sadly defined as how well an LGBTQ person can put up with the torture of […]
Stretching
A film about navigating spaces – lived geographies such as Berlin, Lagos/Abuja, and virtual spaces. It explores the use of technology to sustain relationships across geographic distances by engaging text and imagery as an exposition into the states of the character’s world.
A portrait of Bulus at work
Bulus Mungopark is a humanitarian aid worker in Borno. He works with the Centre for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC). Before that, he worked as a volunteer and as a community vigilante, trying to protect vulnerable people from the insurgency. Bulus’s own family was affected; he comes from Chibok, the town where 276 schoolgirls were abducted […]
Rituals of Pleasure
A little video reminding us that we need pleasure to survive and thrive. * During the lockdown, I decided to take a short course on Sex, Feminisms, Gender, and the archive from Goldsmith University. As part of the course, we were required to make a presentation on one of the themes and I chose the […]
Life After Terror (Trailer)
Trailer for the upcoming film showing women from Borno State, Nigeria discussing their experiences with the (Boko Haram) insurgency. The film features three main characters, Hauwa Haman, who works as a translator and has experienced attacks by Boko Haram, Falmata Bunu, and Precious Samuel, both of whom were abducted by Boko Haram and escaped. This […]