• Egúngún (Masquerade)

    Directed by Olive Nwosu
    Nigeria | 14 minutes | Out of the Past

Seeking healing, a woman must return to Lagos, the city of her birth.

film details

Director: Olive Nwosu
Producers: Alex Polunin
Screenwriter: Olive Nwosu
Cinematographers: Tom Weir
Editor: Olive Nwosu
Music: Matt Serra
Cast: Sheila Chiamaka Chukwulozie, Teniola Aladese
Country: Nigeria
Language: in English and Yoruba with English subtitles
Year: 2021
Running Time: 14 minutes

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Out of the Past

The past seeps into the present in this diverse program of shorts, in which memories and past events make a pronounced return. From a short about a flustered archaeologist to another featuring a heartbroken mother, these are some of the most poignant films in the lineup.

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