Project Detail

Baby

Name: Baby
Director: Simisolaoluwa Akande
Genre: Black, Drama, Human Rights, Woman Director
Released: 2025
Duration: 18 min 21 sec

Two young women look at one another with concern

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.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2025

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

Genre

Black Drama Human Rights Woman Director

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Supported by BFI NETWORK

Marauder Pictures

71-75 Shelton Street
Covent Garden
London
WC2H 9JQ

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