The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is a publicly attended film festival that is held from September 8-18th of each year. TIFF has been regarded as second only to the Cannes International Film Festival, in terms of its prestige.
TIFF has had a “City to City” program which showcases filmmakers living in a certain city of the world and their films, regardless of where said films are set. In this 8th year of the city to city program, Lagos Nigeria has been chosen to showcase our talent. In previous years, cities chosen include London, Tel Aviv, Istanbul, Buenos Aires, Mumbai, Athens and Seoul.
The following is the complete list of Nigerian movies selected to be featured in #TIFF2016!
THE ARBITRATION
An arbitration must deal with the messy corporate entanglements of a workplace affair that led to a possible rape in the fast-paced world of the Nigerian technology space.
OKAFOR’S LAW
Okafor’s Law – Chuks is a firm believer in Okafor’s Law which states that once a man has had a woman, he forever has access to her. Challenged by his friends to prove the validity of the law in 21 days, past girlfriends
THE WEDDING PARTY
The Wedding Party – Everyone knows that there ain’t no party like a Nigerian wedding party… Especially when you throw in an insecure virgin bride, a reformed playboy groom, two overbearing mothers who can’t stand each other, one philandering husband, a high strung wedding planner, the invasion of unruly village gate-crashers, a thief on the loose, a best man with a flash-drive full of secrets, a sexy ex with vengeance on her mind, two loyal bridesmaids ready to go to war, and a brother seeking his father’s approval. It is a hilarious melting pot of potential disaster.
GREEN WHITE GREEN
A coming of age story about three young boys, from Nigeria’s major ethnic groups, on an adventure to make a short film inspired by the history of Nigeria. They embark on a roller coaster ride that will eventually lead them towards their individual paths to self-discovery.
TAXI DRIVER – OKO ASHEWO
Taxi Driver – Adigun, a struggling village mechanic, accepts an invitation from Taiwo, his late father’s best friend, to take over his father’s now vacant position as a taxi driver alongside him. Adigun, now tackling life in the heart of Lagos, is completely oblivious of the wheels that his mere arrival has inextricably set in motion.
JUST NOT MARRIED
Just Not Married – In this caper comedy thriller, a bright but broke undergrad striving to escape the slums gets in over his head when his modest criminal enterprise goes a bit too far when he and his friends resort to stealing cars under the guise of being married.
93 DAYS
93 Days – A riveting real-life thriller about courageous health-care workers in Lagos battling the Ebola outbreak of 2014. Starring TIFF Rising Star Somkele Iyamah-Idhalama, Danny Glover, Bimbo Akintola, Tim Reid, Alastair Mackenzie, and Keppy Ekpenyong.
76
76 – In a story inspired by true events, six years after the civil war in Nigeria, a heavily pregnant woman’s life crumbles when the news of her husband’s involvement in a botched military coup hits the headlines.
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