These Are The Short Films Representing Nigeria At NollywoodWeek Festival In Paris May 3 to May 6
Now heading into its sixth edition, the NollywoodWeek Paris Film Festival was created to showcase the best that Nollywood has to offer, with the aim of attracting a wider audience and finding a more sustainable distribution method.
A week ago, we highlighted all the feature films that will be representing Nigeria at the festival — including hits like The Wedding Party 2 and Isoken, as well as brand new films like The Delivery Boy and Kasala.
Set to run from May 3 to May 6 at the Harlequin Theatre in Paris, this year’s edition hasn’t only managed to gather an impressive list of feature films, but a solid list of short films as well — from the acclaimed documentary short, Waiting For Hasana, to the moving Tolu.
So, here are the six short films that will be representing Nollywood at the festival:
Grouf Poto
According to the director, Jibril Mailafia, “In Grouf Poto, corruption metaphorically represents the silent evils that we feed without realising”.
Still Water Runs Deep
Written and directed by Abbesi Akhamie and co-produced by Kemi Lala Akindoju (Fifty, The CEO), Still Water Runs Deep tells the story of a father who must taper his emotions and control his pride when his estranged son goes missing.
The Housewife
Directed by Jay Franklin Jituboh, The Housewife follows Mr Donald, a man with a seemingly perfect life — a high-paying job, great kids and a dutiful wife — who still cannot shake the gnawing feeling that something is not quite right.
The Dark Box
An adaptation of Devon Avery’s One-Minute Time Machine, The Dark Box follows Fido, a man who is “all too eager to put his one-minute time machine to use in winning the heart of Kiki, until he discovers the unexpected consequences of his actions.”
Waiting For Hassana
From Uzodinma Iweala (Beast of No Nation) and Ifunanya Maduka, Waiting For Hassana is a powerful short documentary which tells the story of a Chibok escapee. It debuted at last year’s Sundance Film Festival to rave reviews.
Tolu
Directed by the talented Nadine Ibrahim, the moving Tolu follows a young girl in a Nigerian fishing village, who decides to help her family and learns to believe in herself. In her positive review of the short film, Damilola Animashaun called it “the confidence booster we never knew we needed”
