#nigerian-cinema

#nigerian-cinema

Written by Davies's older brother, Wale, the film follows two young brothers during Nigeria's 1993 Presidential election, which offered hope for democracy after a decade of military dictatorship. In the movie's first dramatic scene, achingly redolent of memory, the brothers-the older is eleven, the younger eight-loll in front of their family's house, snacking, grousing, playing with paper action figures, trying to fill the solitude and the silence around them with banter and bravado.

All the Colours of the World Are Between Black and White (2023) First on our Black History Month list is this Nigerian romantic drama, which was the directorial debut of writer and director Babatunde Apalowo. All the Colours of the World Are Between Black and White follows two men, Bambino and Bawa, who connect over a photography competition. Outside of the competition, their relationship develops a tenderness which arises silently between the two men. As they explore the city of Lagos together their affection swells into deeply felt emotional attraction. However, any queer feeling must be buried publicly as expressions of homosexuality are illegal in Nigeria and punishable by up to 14 years of prison.