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Woman standing in her bedroom, wearing her night dress
Woman walking along the village road, in the distance a lush green jungle.
A young girl in her bedroom at night, sitting upright, looking at the camera.

Fiction short, 12 min, 2024
Director: Omoregie Osakpolor & Basilio Maritano
Director of Photography: Paul Sonntag
Production: Filmakademie BW and Victor Uwaifo Creative Hub


A mythical story of loss, grief and mental health set within the Edo spiritual belief system and told entirely in the Edo language.