Project Detail

Leaving Ikorodu in 1999

Synopsis

In Ikorodu, 10-year-old Momo has been sent for by her mother who migrated to London ahead of her. As she embarks on a road-trip to the airport with her aunt Fade and uncle Mahmoud, uncertainty drives them all to question whether Momo’s departure from Nigeria is truly for the best.

Details

Year
2024
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
17 min 32 sec
Director
Rashida Seriki
Producer
Tobi Kyeremateng
Executive Producer
Aoife Hayes, Amy O'Hara
Editor
Marnie Hollande
Screenwriter
Rashida Seriki
Director of Photography
Jaime Ackroyd
Production Designer
Zainab Abimbola Oladipupo
Sound
Chad Orororo
Music
Cassie Kinoshi
Principal cast
Motunrayo Abiola-Oloke, Tomi Oojo, Tobi Bakre, Sheila Atim

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Supported by FUTURE TAKES a joint initiative from the BFI (awarding National Lottery funding) and Film4

Them Ones Productions

Tobi Kyeremateng
85 Great Portland Street
First Floor
London
W1W 7LT

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