Films

All programs are free unless otherwise noted.

Nollywood Film Festival
Saturday, June 9, begins 11 am
Cantor Arts Center auditorium, free
Free popcorn!

Join us for a daylong festival of films from Nigeria, the second-largest film producer in the world. Award-winning Nigerian filmmaker and guest organizer Chike Nwoffiah will lead a journey through Nollywood with an exciting selection of films and lively discussion. Presented in conjunction with Central Nigeria Unmasked: Arts of the Benue River Valley.

Films in screening order:

Welcome to Nollywood, Director: Jamie Meltzer, 2007 (documentary feature, 56 minutes)

Thunderbolt, Director: Tunde Kelani, 2000 (narrative feature, 110 minutes)

Maami, Director: Tunde Kelani, 2011 (narrative feature, 97 minutes)

Lilies of the Ghetto, Director: Joseph Uguchukwu Ubaka, 2010 (narrative feature, 84 minutes)

Anfara, Director: Chinedum Iregbu, 2010 (narrative short, 4:50 minutes)

All Sorts of Trouble, Director: Imoh Umoren, 2011 (narrative short, 21 minutes)

Bloodstones, Director: Didi Cheeka, 2009 (narrative short, 20 minutes)

Waiting Lines, Director: Daniel Oriahi, 2009 (narrative short, 6 minutes)

Perceptions, Director: Ifeanyi Iloduba, 2010 (narrative short, 9:53 minutes)

The Essence, Director: Ebele Okoye, 2010 (animation short, 6 minutes)

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