‘Rewind with Ellen‘ hosts Ellen J. Wanjiru and Rougét Carter discuss new feature film ‘EYIMOFE‘ (This Is My Desire) — A Nigerian Story, An African Story, A Migrant Story, A Human Story. Co-directed by Nigerian twin brothers Arie and Chuko Esiri.
A triumph at the 2020 Berlin International Film Festival, the revelatory debut feature from co-directors (and twin brothers) Arie and Chuko Esiri is a heartrending and hopeful portrait of everyday human endurance in Lagos, Nigeria. Shot on richly textured 16 mm 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.
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