
Set in Lagos, Nigeria Eyimofe (This is My Desire) follows the stories of Mofe, a factory technician, and Rosa, a hairdresser, on their quest for what they believe will be a better life on foreign shores. A passport, photos and a visa form recurring elements. The characters’ misfortunes are part of their everyday life as they sketch out the need to leave Nigeria. At the bottom of the socio-economic ladder, status, money, gender, skin colour and family structures are inextricably connected. The longing for another life is but one thread in this complex mesh, a promise that floats above things at once near and far away.
- Year2020
- Runtime116 minutes
- CountryNigeria, United States
- DirectorArie Esiri, Chuko Esiri
- ScreenwriterChuko Esiri
- ProducerArie Esiri, Chuko Esiri, Melissa O. Adeyemo
- Executive ProducerToke Alex Ibru
- CastJude Akuwudike, Temi Ami-Williams, Cynthia Ebijie, Tomiwa Edun, Jacob Alexander, Chioma ‘Chigul’ Omeruah
- CinematographerArseni Khachaturan
- Production DesignTaisa Malouf
Set in Lagos, Nigeria Eyimofe (This is My Desire) follows the stories of Mofe, a factory technician, and Rosa, a hairdresser, on their quest for what they believe will be a better life on foreign shores. A passport, photos and a visa form recurring elements. The characters’ misfortunes are part of their everyday life as they sketch out the need to leave Nigeria. At the bottom of the socio-economic ladder, status, money, gender, skin colour and family structures are inextricably connected. The longing for another life is but one thread in this complex mesh, a promise that floats above things at once near and far away.
- Year2020
- Runtime116 minutes
- CountryNigeria, United States
- DirectorArie Esiri, Chuko Esiri
- ScreenwriterChuko Esiri
- ProducerArie Esiri, Chuko Esiri, Melissa O. Adeyemo
- Executive ProducerToke Alex Ibru
- CastJude Akuwudike, Temi Ami-Williams, Cynthia Ebijie, Tomiwa Edun, Jacob Alexander, Chioma ‘Chigul’ Omeruah
- CinematographerArseni Khachaturan
- Production DesignTaisa Malouf