Mofe and Rosa live in Lagos. He works in a factory; she is a hairdresser. They want to emigrate in the hope of finding a better life abroad than the one they have in Nigeria. But destiny seems to thwart their plans and when their dream evaporates, they are forced to reconsider the possibility of constructing their longed-for future at home. From Nigeria, a powerful debut in which drama, but also patience and the ability to come up with solutions, take on the form of daily life.
Biography
film director
Arie Esiri
Arie Esiri (Warri, Nigeria, 1985) graduated in screenwriting and directing from Columbia University, New York; he later began to work as a producer and to direct commercials. In New York he collaborated with his twin brother Chuko on two shorts. Together, they made Goose (2015), presented at the Los Angeles Film Festival, and Arie produced Chuko's short Besida (2016), presented at many international film festivals, including the Berlinale and the BFI London Film Festival. Eyimofe, their first feature film, was selected for the Forum in Berlin.
FILMOGRAFIA
Goose (coregia Chuko Esiri, cm, 2015), Eyimofe (This Is My Desire, coregia Chuko Esiri, 2020).
Chuko Esiri
Chuko Esiri (Warri, Nigeria, 1985) graduated in screenwriting and directing from New York University. In New York, he collaborated with his twin brother Arie on two shorts. Together, they made Goose (2015), presented at the Los Angeles Film Festival, and Arie produced Chuko's short, Besida (2016), presented at many international film festivals, including the Berlinale and the BFI London Film Festival. Eyimofe, their first feature film, was selected for the Forum in Berlin.
FILMOGRAFIA
Goose (coregia Chuko Esiri, cm, 2015), Besida (cm, 2016), Eyimofe (This Is My Desire, coregia Chuko Esiri, 2020).