Amaozalla is Sinking

Erosion is decimating the property of livelihoods of communities across Nigeria. Amaozalla is no different.

  • Kennedy Ezumah
    Producer
  • Chinekwu Osakwe
    Producer
  • Chiamaka Nwaoyibo
    Director
  • Tochukwu Eze
    Writer
  • Thelma Ideozu
    Writer
  • Ugochukwu Mokezie
    Cinematographer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    11 minutes 26 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 23, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Nigeria
  • Country of Filming:
    Nigeria
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Chiamaka Nwaoyibo

Chiamaka Nwaoyibo is a documentary filmmaker and script writer with over five years of experience in the industry. She is very passionate about telling the African story and changing
common narratives.

She wrote the script for the 2022 Integrity Icon Award documentary for Accountability Lab Nigeria. She is the second assistant director for Unilife, a series that is currently in post-production. She has also written two short films, a radio drama series, and she presented the winning documentary for the 2015 Naija Street Stories Competition held by British Council. She is a Street Project Foundation Ambassador, an Enugu Youth Entrepreneurship Network Ambassador, a 2022 Accountability
Lab Nigeria Film Fellow, and an alumnus of the Kunle Afolayan Film and Television Academy.

Nwaoyibo has been working with the company NZUKO Brand for around one year. Recently, she directed a series called "Take Me Home," an NZUKO Brand original production focused on Igbo history, culture and tradition. She has directed various other short documentaries for the company related to medicine, religion and more.

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Director Statement

While growing up, I lived in northern Nigeria. Every day I saw farmers who dedicated their lives to living in settlements, away from town, just to farm and grow the food we find in our local markets. When moving to eastern Nigeria, I never imagined that I'd see a similar reality.

While filming this documentary, travelled seven kilometers by bike to meet with the people we featured; a very happy people. Even though they shared with us how badly the erosion has affected their farms and produce, it didn't deter them from continuing to provide sustenance for their communities – something they see as an obligation.

The story of the erosion in Amaozalla is not just a story of roads and farms being eroded, but also a story of determination, resilience and excellence. A story worth being told.