FILM WEEKEND AT AMAH
An immersive evening dedicated to the art of Nigerian contemporary cinema.
Featuring
Directed by Daniel Obasi, Commissioned by RIMOWA
NDEWO
Nigerian multidisciplinary artist Daniel Obasi presents 'NDEWO’, a poignant short film commissioned by RIMOWA that explores notions of identity and tradition, offering a glimpse of Nigeria in this instalment of the New Horizons series, with RIMOWA as companion from Lagos to Enugu.
A Quiet Monday
Directed by Dika Ofoma
When the leader of a secessionist group in south-eastern Nigeria is jailed, his loyalists mandate a compulsory "sit-at-home" on Mondays in protest. Siblings Kamnonu and Ogbonna face danger when they defy the Monday restrictions.
Besida
Written & Directed by Chuko Esiri
Believing his sister is being lured away by the same people he's trying to escape Mudiaga tries to make amends before it is too late. Shot in Abraka, Nigeria, and drawing from ethnographic and film noir traditions BESIDA is a mediation on repentance and fate.
Because Men in Silk Shirts on Lagos Nights
Directed by Arie Esiri for Maki Oh
2018 short by Arie Esiri for fashion brand Maki Oh. Shot on celluloid the film presents Lagos as an eerie post apocalyptic city.
Directed by Chuko & Arie Esiri
Goose
A single father who is an amateur fighter on the verge of going pro discovers his forgetfulness may be a symptom of something worse.