2025
Short Narrative(United States Premiere)(Best Short Narrative Nominee)

Leaving Ikorodu In 1999

CC
Closed captions online
OC
Open captions in-person

During a road trip to the airport, Fade questions whether her niece’s departure from Nigeria is truly for the best.

Screenings

Virtual

August 1 – August 3

Directors Spotlight

Rashida Seriki

Director

Rashida Seriki is a British-Nigerian writer-director. Her short film credits include award-winning debut short The Fence (2018), Colby (2021), which premiered at the BFI London Film Festival, which serves as a proof of concept for her debut feature film currently in development, and Maneater (2023), which she directed for BBC.

Year
2024
Runtime
18 minutes
Country
United Kingdom, Nigeria
Language
English, Yoruba
Director
Rashida Seriki
Producer
Tobi Kyeremateng
Executive Producer
Amy O'Hara, Aoife Hayes
Cast
Motunrayo Abiola-Oloke, Sheila Atim, Tobi Bakre, Tomi Ojo
Cinematographer
Jaime Ackroyd
Editor
Marnie Hollande
Production Design
Zainab Abimbola Oladipupo
Composer
Cassie Kinoshi
Sound Design
Chad Orororo
Music
Cassie Kinoshi
Premiere
United States

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