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Short Narrative

Leaving Ikorodu In 1999

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A film still from Leaving Ikorodu in 1999 shows a Black woman looking at a young Black girl, who stands with her arms crossed and a solemn face at her passenger window.

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During a road trip to the airport, Fade questions whether her niece’s departure from Nigeria is truly for the best.








Directors Spotlight



Rashida Seriki

Director

Rashida Seriki is a British-Nigerian writer-director. Her short film credits include award-winning debut short The Fence (2018), Colby (2021), which premiered at the BFI London Film Festival, which serves as a proof of concept for her debut feature film currently in development, and Maneater (2023), which she directed for BBC.







  • Year 2024
  • Runtime 18 minutes
  • Country United Kingdom, Nigeria
  • Language English, Yoruba
  • Director Rashida Seriki
  • Producer Tobi Kyeremateng
  • Executive Producer Amy O'Hara, Aoife Hayes
  • Cast Motunrayo Abiola-Oloke, Sheila Atim, Tobi Bakre, Tomi Ojo
  • Cinematographer Jaime Ackroyd
  • Editor Marnie Hollande
  • Production Design Zainab Abimbola Oladipupo
  • Composer Cassie Kinoshi
  • Sound Design Chad Orororo
  • Music Cassie Kinoshi
  • Premiere United States





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