Eyimofe = : This is my Desire

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Call Number: DVD Drama Eyimofe
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch, Pittsfield Branch, Traverwood Branch, Westgate Branch

Widescreen.
Title and credits from screen.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2020.
Accompanied by folded sheet (10 pages) containing an essay by writer and filmmaker Maryam Kazeem.
Special features: New conversation between the directors, moderated by filmmaker Bette Gordon; Interview with producer Melissa O. Adeyemo; Deleted scenes featuring audio commentary by the directors; Three short films: Goose (2017 ; 9:20) directed by Arie and Chuko Esiri, Besida (2018 ; 11:32) directed by Chuko Esiri; and Because men in silk shirts on Lagos nights (2018 ; 3:43) directed by Arie Esiri; trailer; an essay by writer and filmmaker Maryam Kazeem.
disc one. [Feature film]; trailer -- disc two. [Special features].
Jude Akuwudike, Tomiwa Edun, Temi Ami-Williams, Cynthia Ebijie, Jacob Alexander.
"This revelatory, award-winning debut feature from co-directors (and twin brothers) Arie and Chuko Esiri is a heartrending and hopeful portrait of everyday human endurance in Lagos, Nigeria. Shot on richly textured 16 mm film and infused with the spirit of neorealism, Eyimofe (This Is My Dream) traces the journeys of two distantly connected strangers--Mofe (Jude Akuwudike), an electrician dealing with the fallout of a family tragedy, and Rosa (Temi Ami-Williams), a hairdresser supporting her pregnant teenage sister as they each pursue their dream of starting a new life in Europe while bumping up against the harsh economic realities of a world in which every interaction is a transaction. From these intimate stories emerges a vivid snapshot of life in contemporary Lagos, whose social fabric is captured in all its vibrancy and complexity"--Container.
DVD; NTSC, region 1; 16:9 widescreen presentation (1.66:1); 5.1 Dolby Digital surround.

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