Nigeria Movies

This short documentary examines multiple facets of Nigeria’s cultural attitudes towards pregnancy, women’s productive options, and the...

It is based on a true-life story from January 1516 AD, a historical event in which an African princess sacrificed her life to save her kingdom from...

A new Nigerian mother, Aduke, struggles to breastfeed her baby while navigating her tense relationship with her husband as well as her family’s...

Hannah had her land taken, Rebecca wants to stop having children but her husband won't let her, and Naomi suffered because she refused to have sex...

Abuja, 2060. Humans and aliens spiral into conflict as identity, land, and power collide in the fight for the city's soul.

For some, the graveyard might be the final resting place for the dead, but for the men of Atan Cemetery in Lagos, Nigeria, it's where their work...

Ezra is a young man navigating the complexity of family dynamics and self-acceptance. In a tense, yet intimate family Christmas gathering, Ezra...

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.

Growing up as a prodigy, Malika inherited the crown from her father in the most unusual of circumstances, splitting the Kingdom of Azzaz in half....

In 1911, anthropologist Northcote Thomas made a study of the Igbo-speaking people of Nigeria. 110 years later, the return of Thomas’s...

Contravening local traditions, a mother manages to revive her drowned child. Alas, this fleeting reprieve comes at a high price when a dark spirit...

Ibrahim navigates through his phobia to sounds made by water. He eventually faced it when he visits the river again with his friends.

Bolu, a new mother, struggles with her mental health after the birth of her second child. She is plagued by vivid visions and hallucinations that...

Their creative journeys at a standstill, a photographer and an actress form an unexpected bond.

Vanessa has beauty and brains but due to her geeky exterior, she can't seem to get noticed by her crush.

Artist and filmmaker Karimah Ashadu presents an intimate portrait of body builders in the heart of Lagos’ slums striving to attain a...

When a failing corporate leader invites a documentary crew to showcase his “efficient” governance, the cameras instead capture a...

Mammy Water is a pidgin English name for a local water goddess worshipped by the Ibibio, Ijaw, and Igbo speaking peoples of southeastern Nigeria. The...

A protest against police brutality ignites a debate around complex legacies that plague Nigeria and how to overcome them.