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Synopsis

An essay video work examining contemporary Nigerian diasporic female identity through the contradictions inherent to an ethnographic reading of the funeral of the filmmakers’ family matriarch. Using personal archive to explore the concepts of female identity, diaspora, cultural memory and most importantly ‘fiction’.

Details

Year
2015
Type of film
Shorts
Running Time
14 min 2 sec
Director
Onyeka Igwe
Producer
Onyeka Igwe
Screenwriter
Onyeka Igwe

Production status

Complete

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Last updated 27th March 2017

Production Company

Onyeka Igwe
http://www.onyekaigwe.com/film.html