Project Detail

Baby

Baby rubs her trouble head
Two young Nigerian women share their troubles

Synopsis

Baby dons a fluorescent pink wig and an unflinching smile on her socials, selling an airbrushed life in Europe to entice young Nigerian girls. Behind the filtered posts lies a more harrowing truth: Baby is trapped in a network of sex trafficking, surviving by enforcing the very system that once consumed her. Past rituals inflicted on the girls not only keep their bodies imprisoned, but also their minds, believing their silence and subservience dilutes their cursed lives. But, when someone from Baby's past becomes the newest recruit, Baby's carefully constructed world crumbles. Baby is confronted with guilt, complicity, and the crushing weight of unfulfilled dreams.

Details

Year
2025
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
18 min 21 sec
Format
Digital
Director
Simisolaoluwa Akande
Producer
Maxine Gordon
Executive Producer
Natasha Wilson, Jamie Campbell
Editor
Clare Maleeny
Screenwriter
Mojola Akinyemi
Director of Photography
Scarlett Gardner
Production Designer
Fiorella Pomarino Dextre
Sound
Liam Bratchford
Composer
Tope Olufemi
Principal cast
Mamley Djangmah, Jadesola Odunjo
Other Lead Creative(s)
Kemi Adekoya, Nasa Ohalete, Mevis Birungi, Modupe Adeyeye

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Supported by BFI NETWORK

Marauder Pictures

71-75 Shelton Street
Covent Garden
London
WC2H 9JQ

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