Film screenings at Kabafest...
At Kaduna Books and Arts Festival 2024, we will be screening fascinating films:
Rebellion
A resilient woman challenges customs and traditions that aim to silence women and treat them as subservients. However, her agitations are met with severe repercussions orchestrated by the men who would rather die than accept that men and women are equals.
The Passport of Mallam Ilia
In 19th Century Kano, a brave young man, Ilia, wins the hand of Zarah, the daughter of the Prince of the Tuaregs, Kanemi, in a blood sport known as Sanchi. They marry and retire to a peaceful life outside of the Kano walls. However, the villain he defeated in Sanchi, Usuman, a remarkably violent and influential man, with a questionable background, is determined to not let Ilia and Zarah have peace. He orchestrated the death of Zarah and flees. Overcome with a deep-seated sense of revenge, Ilia hunts Usuman, determined to make him pay for the death of his wife.
The Passport of Mallam Ilia is a gritty tale of love, adventure, vengeance and redemption.
KNIFAR: The Women Who Spoke Up
After their husbands and sons were detained, these women were forced to start a movement whose potential even they did not know at the time.
With the support of the Pulitzer Center, this documentary tells the story of the Knifar women in Nigeria's Northeast: how they organise, advocate, and mobilse as though their lives depend on it - because it does.
Surviving Long Covid
When the Covid-19 virus came in 2019, it changed the trajectory of so many lives. But for some, the health impacts are life altering and long term. It was not only that they didn’t get better but they got worse and are still dealing with the consequences of once housing the virus.
Hauwa Saleh Abubakar,in this documentary takes us on a journey of what it means to be stuck in the in between and what it costs to survive long Covid in Nigeria.
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