Eyimofe

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Esiri, Arie, film director.

Esiri, Chuko, film director.

Ebijie, Cynthia, actor.

Akuwudike, Jude, actor.

Ami-Williams, Temiloluwa, actor.

Edun, Tomiwa, actor.

The Criterion Collection (Firm), Distributor.

Kanopy (Firm)., Distributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Foreign films.

Motion pictures.

Drama.

Motion pictures--Africa.

Motion pictures--Nigeria.

Genre:

Feature films

Physical Description:

1 online resource (streaming video file) (117 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound

Place of Publication:

The Criterion Collection 2020

[San Francisco, California, USA] Kanopy Streaming 2024

System Details:

digital

video file MPEG-4 Flash

Summary:

This award-winning debut feature from co-direc­tors Arie and Chuko Esiri is a hopeful portrait of human endurance in Lagos, Nigeria. Shot on richly textured 16 mm film, EYIMOFE (THIS IS MY DESIRE) traces the journeys of two connected strangers as they each pursue their dream of starting a new life in Europe while bumping up against the economic realities of a world in which every interaction is a transaction

Participant:

Cynthia Ebijie, Jude Akuwudike, Temiloluwa Ami-Williams, Tomiwa Edun

Notes:

Vendor supplied data

Film

In Process Record

Originally produced by The Criterion Collection in 2020

Publisher Number:

15684866 Kanopy

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license