In Makoko, the largest slum on water in Nigeria, Mrs F. wants to unite women and perform the play called "Hear Word"; a women empowerment project about gender inequality based on true stories to get women out of their oppressed position, to convince them to speak up and encourage them to connect. But even before she can start, she must overcome the unruly gatekeepers of patriarchy and religion.
Ifeoma Fafunwa, Mrs. F., takes up the challenge of staging her play HEAR WORD! about the abuse of women in male-dominated Makoko, a slum with houses on stilts in the lagoon of Lagos. Besides the original cast of Nigeria's most acclaimed actresses, Ifeoma will cast young women in Makoko who are subject to the same fate as many of the women in Nigeria. Ifeoma connects with them through her personal struggle with her background. Can Ifeoma set a transformation in motion in the heart of the fastest growing city in the world that breaks with the silence culture in Nigeria.
a film by Chris VAN DER VORM
Netherlands, 2019, Documentary, 77'
Type: Documentary
Keywords: Africa human interest
Categories: Feature Length Docs, New Releases, HD, Society
Country of production: Netherlands
Country of shooting: Nigeria
Length: 77' & 52'
Year: 2019
Director:Chris van der Vorm
Writer:Chris van der Vorm
Photography: Bert Haitsmaz,
Sound: Gerben Kokmijer, Patrick Minks
Editing: Katharina Wartena
Production: Volya Films (NL)
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Distribution: Andana Films (FR)
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AWARDS
Special Mention, International Jury and Best feature film, Student's jury - Sole Luna Festival, Palermo, Italy /
Mrs. F - NL Trailer from Volya Films on Vimeo.
FESTIVALS
iREP international Documentary Film Festival (Lagos, Nigeria) 2022
Festival Vues d'Afrique (Montreal, Canada) 2021 /
Toronto Black Film Festival (Toronto, Canada) 2021 online /
Movies That Matter (Amsterdam, Netherlands) 2020 /
Encounters (Cap Town, South Africa), 2020 /
Sole Luna Festival (Palermo, Italy) 2020 /
Moldox International Documentary Film Festival (Cahhul, Moldavia) 2020 /
One World Human Rights Film Festival (Prague, Czech Republic) 2020 /
Montreal International Black Film Festival (Montreal, Canada) 2020 / North American Premiere / https://montrealblackfilm.com/en/movie/mrs-f-2/
Aktion Gegen Den Hunger (Berlin, Germany), 2020 /
DocsMX (Mexico), 2020
Visions du Réel (Nyon, Switzerland) 2020 / Swiss Premiere / www.visionsdureel.ch/en/2020/media-film/mrs-f