We Need New Names
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
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 27th March 2017