Adenike (Danie Gurira) and Ayodele (Isaach De Bankolé) are a Nigerian couple living in Brooklyn. Following the joyous celebration of their wedding, complications arise from their inability to conceive a child – a problem that devastates their family, defies cultural expectations, and leads Adenike to make a shocking decision that could either save or destroy her family. Director Andrew Dosumnu captures the nuances of this unique and fascinating culture by creating a beautiful, vibrant, and moving portrait of a couple whose joys and struggles are at once intimate and universal.
Dosunmu creates a colourful bubble of a Nigerian diasporic community in the heart of New York. We’re invited into the lives of Adenike and Ayodele as they navigate newly married life and find a balance between cultural problems and modern solutions.
Akojo Film Collective
Media Partner
Community Partner
Andrew Dosunmu
Danai Gurira, Isaach De Bankolé
USA
2013
English
Gender discrimination
Book Tickets
Indigenous & Community Access
Indigenous Access Tickets Community Access Tickets Ticket Donation Requests
Credits
Screenwriter
Darci Picoult
Cinematography
Bradford Young
Editor
Oriana Soddu
Original Music
Philip Miller
Production Design
Lucio Seixas
Also in This Series
African Cinema Now! is an ongoing guest-curated series by Akojo Film Collective showcasing contemporary African film.
Nollywood: Filmbusiness African Style
If you've wondered how one of the world's highest-producing film industries sustains itself, this documentary breaks down the inner workings of Nigeria's most lucrative creative economy, the second largest film industry in the world according to UNESCO.
La Belle at the Movies + Apostles of Cinema
Cecilia Zoppelletto's lyrical documentary examines the fate of cinephilia in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo's capital city, currently without a single operating cinema. + Apostles of Cinema (Tanzania, 17 min)
