Nigeria

A man and two children sit in front of a shoe store. The man holds one boy, while the other talks to someone off screen.

My Father’s Shadow

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Nigeria 1993. A father takes his sons on a whirlwind day trip to Lagos as the chaos of a changing world threatens to envelop them.

Shorts 3: Black Perspectives

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Close ties abound in these short films spanning Brazil, Kenya, Nigeria, and the U.S. These six shorts explore the complicated relationships between parents and children, aunts and nieces, artists and their craft, and even former lovers.
A woman and her husband, adorned in traditional formal garb, sit together under a crowded party tent.

Breastmilk

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When new mother Aduke struggles to breastfeed, she encounters suggestions ranging from modern medical consultants to local folk remedies. As the women in her community rally in her corner, she gains the courage to turn an eye toward the negativity seeping into her family life.

This film screens as part of Shorts Program 3: Black Perspectives.[…]

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