Eyimofe = This is my desire /

Set in Lagos, Nigeria, this film traces the separate journeys of Mofe, an electrician who wishes to go to Spain and Rosa, a hairdresser, who hopes to go to Italy. Mofe must deal with the fallout of a family tragedy while Rosa has a younger pregnant teenage sister to support. Meanwhile, each dreams o...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Esiri, Chuko (Screenwriter), Akuwudike, Jude (Actor), Edun, Tomiwa (Actor), Ami-Williams, Temi (Actor), Ebijie, Cynthia (Actor), Alexander, Jacob (Actor), Khachaturan, Arseni, 1993- (director of photography.), Adebowale, Akin (composer (expression))
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Published:	[New York, New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2022]
Subjects:	Electricians > Nigeria > Lagos > Drama. Beauty operators > Nigeria > Lagos > Drama. Families > Nigeria > Lagos > Drama. Emigration and immigration > Planning > Drama. Lagos (Nigeria) > Economic conditions > Drama. Lagos (Nigeria) > Social conditions > Drama. Melodramas (Motion pictures) Feature films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Foreign films. Motion pictures, Nigerian.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Kanopy)

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Summary:	Set in Lagos, Nigeria, this film traces the separate journeys of Mofe, an electrician who wishes to go to Spain and Rosa, a hairdresser, who hopes to go to Italy. Mofe must deal with the fallout of a family tragedy while Rosa has a younger pregnant teenage sister to support. Meanwhile, each dreams of starting a new life in Europe while bumping up against the harsh economic realities of a world in which every interaction is a transaction.
Item Description:	Originally released as a motion picture in 2020. Parallel title from Kanopy website (viewed on October 18, 2024).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 video file (116 min., 41 sec.)) : sound, color
Audience:	MPAA rating: Not rated.
Awards:	Winner, African Movie Academy Awards, 2021 (Best Director, Achievement in Editing, Best Nigerian Film, Best Sound, Best First Feature Film by a Director).
Production Credits:	Directed by Arie & Chuko ; written by Chuko Esiri ; produced by Melissa O. Adeyemo ; produced by Arie Esiri, Chuko Esiri ; director of photography, Arseni Khachaturan ; editor, Andrew Stephen Lee ; music, Akin Adebowale.