Date and Time for this Past Event
- Wednesday, Jul 28, 2021 7pm - 9:30pm
Details
A triumph at the 2020 Berlin International Film Festival, the revelatory debut feature from codirectors (and twin brothers) Arie and Chuko Esiri is a heartrending and hopeful portrait of everyday human endurance in Lagos, Nigeria. Shot on richly textured 16mm film and infused with the spirit of neorealism, EYIMOFE (THIS IS MY DESIRE) traces the journeys of two distantly connected strangers — Mofe (Jude Akuwudike), an electrician dealing with the fallout of a family tragedy, and Rosa (Temi Ami-Williams), a hairdresser supporting her pregnant teenage sister — as they each pursue their dream of starting a new life in Europe while bumping up against the harsh economic realities of a world in which every interaction is a transaction. From these intimate stories emerges a vivid snapshot of life in contemporary Lagos, whose social fabric is captured in all its vibrancy and complexity. (Note courtesy of Janus Films.)
Q&A with director Arie Esiri and producer Melissa O. Adeyemo, moderated by Mwiza Munthali, co-founder, Africa World Now Project follows the screening.
EYIMOFE (THIS IS MY DESIRE) opens at AFI Silver on Friday, July 30
