Eyimofe: This is My Desire

61st TIFF: Greek premiere

Lagos, Nigeria. Mofe, a factory technician, is struggling to leave the country, but a series of family tragedies pin him down. Rosa, a hairdresser and bartender, also dreams of going away, but her hands are tied by poverty. Divided into two chapters, named after the characters’ fantasies of fleeing, this visually stunning portrait of human longing deploys an ingenious contradiction. Mofe and Rosa are already displaced, marginalized, and disoriented, as if native refugees of their own lives.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Direction: Arie Esiri, Chuko Esiri

Script: Chuko Esiri

Cinematography: Arseni Khachaturan

Editing: Andrew Stephen Lee

Sound: Pius Fatoke

Music: Akin Adebowale

Actors: Jude Akuwudike, tomiwa Edun, Temi Ami-Williams, Cynthia Ebijie, Toyin Oshinaike, Jacob Alexander, Fortune Nwafor, Chioma Omeruah, Bimbo Manuel, Sadiq Daba

Production: Ominira Studios, Kimiera, GDN Productions

Producers: Melissa Adeyemo, Arie Esiri, Chuko Esiri

Co-producers: Adé Sultan Sangodoyin

Sets: Taisa Malouf

Format: DCP

Color: Color

Production Country: Nigeria

Production Year: 2020

Duration: 110'

Contact: Ramonda Inc.

Arie Esiri, Chuko Esiri

Arie and Chuko were born with a difference of 30 minutes in Warri, Nigeria, and grew up in Lagos. They both enrolled at film schools, Arie graduating from Columbia University and Chuko from NYU. During their student years in New York, the two siblings collaborated on a series of short films, among which Besida, which premiered at the Berlinale and Goose that was screened at LA Film Festival. Eyimofe is their debut feature film.