A young Nigerian man is forced to address a secret he has harbored from his parents during a traditional, family gathering.
Kunle is the conventional Nigerian son: respectful, dutiful, the pride of his family. However, during an intimate, traditional family gathering, he is forced to address a secret he has harbored, one that will undoubtedly have a profound, life-changing impact on his relationship with his family.
A film by Tomisin Adepeju
Nigeria, 2014, short narrative, 14 mins, English with French subtitles
starring Gbolahan Obisesan, Grace Fitzgerald, Tomi Ogunjobi, Alex Akexander, Femi Ogunjobi, Mabinty Kamara
Director : Tomisin Adepeju
Year : 2014
Country : Nigeria
Language : English with French subtitles
Length : 14 min
With : Gbolahan Obisesan, Grace Fitzgerald, Tomi Ogunjobi, Alex Akexander, Femi Ogunjobi, Mabinty Kamara
Written & Directed by Tomisin Adepeju
Director of Photography - Caleb Wissun-Bhide (calebwissunbhide.com)
Editor - Carl Troedsson
Colourist - Colin John Hughes
WINNER
*Best British Short Film - East Anglian Student Film Festival
*Best Director - Student Film - MAC Film Festival
*Best Community Film - Rob Knox Film Festival
NOMINATED
*Best Short Film - British Urban Film Festival
SPECIAL MENTION
*Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF 2015)
*Official Selection British Urban Film Festival 2015 (Supported by Channel 4)
*Official Selection Marfa Film Festival 2015
*Official Selection BlackStar Film Festival 2015
*Official Selection No Gloss Film Festival 2015
*Official Selection Festival Internacional De Cine IBAFF 2016
*Official Selection Gene Siskel Film Center's 22nd Annual Black Harvest Film Festival.
*Official Selection 18th Roxbury International Film Festival 2016
*Official Selection Nollywood-Week Paris 2016
*Official Selection Africa international Film Festival 2015
*Official Selection Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival 2016
*Official Selection Rob Knox Film Festival 2016
*Official Selection San Francisco Black Film Festival 2016
*Official Selection The Gulf of Naples Independent Film Festival 2016
*Official Selection East Anglian Student Film Festival 2015
*Official Selection Gary International Black Film Festival 2015
*Official Selection Film Africa (RAS) 2015
*Official Selection Miami Independent Film Festival 2015
*Official Selection Boomtown Film & Music Festival 2015
*Official Selection Skepto International Festival 2015
*Official Selection Soul 4 Reel International Film Festival 2015
*Official Selection Corona Fastnet Film Festival 2015
*Official Selection Clare Island Film Festival 2015
*Official Selection Woodland Film Festival 2016
*Official Selection Mac Film Festival 2015
*Official Selection Bengaluru International Short Film Festival 2015
*Official Selection RomaCinemaDOC 2015
Source:
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