Project Detail

The Archive: Queer Nigerians

Synopsis

Following five queer Nigerians living in the UK as they document their lives through audio diaries. From childhood to the present, participants share stories that explore how universal ideas of family, love, and finding oneself are obfuscated within the intersection of Blackness, African-ness, and Queerness.
Official Selection Encounters International Film Festival 2023 - World premiere
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023 - Winner Short Film Competition

Details

Year: 2023
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 25 min
Format: 16mm
Director: Simisolaoluwa Akande
Producer: Ermias Asfaw, Joseph Bushell, Maxine Gordon
Executive Producer: Hannah Bush Bailey
Editor: Simisolaoluwa Akande, Joseph Bushell
Director of Photography: Bea Macdonald
Production Designer: Andrea Greenwood, Glow-ann Crawford
Composer: Tope Olufemi, Tori Daniels
Principal cast: Chima, Alex, Timinepre, Morayo, Tomkola
Folklore Writer: Maureen Onwunali

Genre

Experimental LGBTQIA+ Black

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Supported by BFI NETWORK Doc Society

ITAN FILMS

Suite 216
95 Mortimer Street
London
W1W 7GB

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