Join us for an evening of bold contemporary short films by Edem Wornoo and Josh Ighodaro followed by a live talk curated by Stafi Samaki.
Explore how these short films reflect on themes of independence, identity, and self-definition present in the Nigerian Modernism exhibition.
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Supported by The Rothschild Foundation.
Films
End of Play, Edem Wornoo
Seven’s a downtrodden Junior Creative at a cosmic agency that creates worlds. When he’s unexpectedly gifted the opportunity to create his dream world, he finds himself in a life or death race against the clock to overcome his creative block before his head explodes.
The Boy Who Played The Harp, Edem Wornoo
A collection of cinematic vignettes that place Dave at the centre of pivotal moments in human history as he questions what he might’ve done if he was actually there.
Red Soil, Josh Ighodaro
With the passing of an elder in the Edo State of Nigeria, the family must prepare for the funeral. From preparation to interment, the film follows the traditional burial rites, observing their way to mourn a loved one's passing: through celebration.
Edem Wornoo
Edem Wornoo is a Ghanaian-British writer and director from South London. Thematically, his work consists of Street Level Fantasies that draw out the magic in the people, places and things that he grew up around.
Edem’s best known for his award winning short films Butterfly Affect, That Door and End of Play and he’s currently developing his debut feature NOVA with BBC Film. Edem’s also known for his award winning Music Videos for artists such as Dave, Stormzy, and Danny Brown, alongside his poignant narrative work.
Josh Ighodaro
Josh was born to a White British Mother and Nigerian Father. He began his journey into film thinking he was going to become a writer, until he discovered an affinity for Cinematography. After a career in the Camera Department of almost 10 years, working on everything from features like ‘The Marvels’ 2023 & ‘The Batman’ 2022, to commercials and TV dramas, he has since turned his attention to his passion: creating images. ‘Red Soil’ was the first film that Josh directed out of a student environment and was born out of a sense of guilt, grief and a gut instinct that this story was worthy of being told.
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