Uyaiedu Ikpe-Etim
Directing
Biography
Uyaiedu Ipke-Etim is a Nigerian film producer, screenwriter and filmmaker, who creates works which tell the stories of Nigeria's marginalised LGBTQ communities. In 2020 the BBC included her in its list of the 100 Women of the Year. Description above from the Wikipedia article Uyaiedu Ipke-Etim, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
ìfé: (The Sequel) picks up from the events of the first film, with two women, Ife and Adaora, crossing paths again, years apart from their past passionate dalliance. Adaora has settled comfortably into domestic life with her husband, while Ife found love in South Africa. However, all of this threatens to fall apart when the pair reconnect unexpectedly at a Lagos book store. The film unfolds as an exploration of love, choice, and identity in Nigeria. It is an intimate and political look at the universal longing for connection and the courage it takes to live authentically.
ìfé: (The Sequel)
Ìfé and Adaora fall in love over a 3-day date, but will their love withstand the realities of being lesbian in Nigeria?
Ìfé
When a discontented young woman has a big fight with her partner of 14 years, she meets someone who makes her question the course of her relationship.
14 Years and a Day
A haunting Nigerian drama about Alex, a non-binary person from a conservative Yoruba family and strict Pentecostal community. Rejected by family, condemned by religion, and hunted by societal transphobia, Alex journeys through a dark, metaphorical forest haunted by a masquerade symbolizing fear and erasure. Blending suspense and the supernatural, the film powerfully explores identity, resilience, and the struggle to live authentically, while advocating for acceptance and the right to selfhood.