Besida

  • Besida
Genre : Drama
Type : Fiction
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2018
Format : Short
Running time : 12 (in minutes)

I. Besida is a female first name for the Itsekiri tribe in southern Nigeria meaning ‘however fate chooses'.
II. In Nigeria, there is a saying: ‘When the fish dies, all that is left is the city.'

With

Oghenetega Emunemu (Mudiaga)
Enoh Akpovwovwo (Besida)
Ejaita Okagbare (Tega)
Oghenerukewe (Onome)
Crew

Written and directed by
Chuko Esiri
Cinematography
Diogo Costa Amarante
Editing
Chuko Esiri, Pinar Yorgancioglu
Music
Herdís Stefánsdóttir
Producers
Chuko Esiri, Dan Meththananda

Produced by
Arie Esiri

Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Media, Sports and Entertainment Group (MSE)
  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
  • FURTHER ARTS
  • Zimbabwe : Culture Fund Of Zimbabwe Trust
  • RDC : Groupe TACCEMS
  • Rwanda : Positive Production
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam
  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
  • Afrilivres

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