Freedom Way (2024)
Dir. Afolabi Olalekan
With Jesse Suntele, Ogranya Jable
83min; DCP
Nigeria
In English and Yoruba with English subtitles
Software developers Themba (Jesse Suntele) and Tayo (Ogranya Jable) finally realize their long-awaited venture, Easy Go, a rideshare app connecting motorcyclists with customers across Lagos, Nigeria. The excitement of the launch quickly gives way to mounting pressure as they confront restrictive government laws, shifting regulations, and the threat of police brutality. On the periphery, the lives of nine individuals begin to collide in Afolabi Olalekan’s feature debut, a fast-paced, electric thriller shot on location in Lagos.
Preceded by
Ifeyinwa (2025)
Dir. Jay Ikechukwu Okoroafo
13min; DCP
US
New York Premiere
Ifeyinwa is a short film weaving director Jay Ikechukwu Okoroafo’s mother's life and migration from Enugu, Nigeria to Houston using personal family photographs, VHS footage, interviews, and sound, as told by her. The work explores the relationship between encounter, memory, and activation.
Dir. Afolabi Olalekan
With Jesse Suntele, Ogranya Jable
83min; DCP
Nigeria
In English and Yoruba with English subtitles
Software developers Themba (Jesse Suntele) and Tayo (Ogranya Jable) finally realize their long-awaited venture, Easy Go, a rideshare app connecting motorcyclists with customers across Lagos, Nigeria. The excitement of the launch quickly gives way to mounting pressure as they confront restrictive government laws, shifting regulations, and the threat of police brutality. On the periphery, the lives of nine individuals begin to collide in Afolabi Olalekan’s feature debut, a fast-paced, electric thriller shot on location in Lagos.
Preceded by
Ifeyinwa (2025)
Dir. Jay Ikechukwu Okoroafo
13min; DCP
US
New York Premiere
Ifeyinwa is a short film weaving director Jay Ikechukwu Okoroafo’s mother's life and migration from Enugu, Nigeria to Houston using personal family photographs, VHS footage, interviews, and sound, as told by her. The work explores the relationship between encounter, memory, and activation.
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