HELP!

A young girl is taken from her rural home to be a house help in the city and endures all sorts of abuse from her employer. It's up to a kind neighbor to get her out of a dangerous situation before things get worse.

  • Nwamaka Chikezie
    Director
  • Wingonia Ikpi
    Writer
  • Emil Garuba
    Producer
  • Bem Pever
    Producer
  • Stephanie Moses
    Key Cast
  • Ummi Baba-Ahmed
    Key Cast
  • Omaiye Grace Onyeche
    Key Cast
  • Alfred Atungu
    Key Cast
  • Chioma Ezeani
    Key Cast
  • Tomiwa Olorunfemi
    Key Cast
  • Hadar Mike Sanda
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    22 minutes 47 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 1, 2021
  • Country of Origin:
    Nigeria
  • Country of Filming:
    Nigeria
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    RED
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Nwamaka Chikezie

Nwamaka Chikezie is an independent filmmaker based in Abuja, Nigeria.
Her most recent film as director is Help, for the African Union Human Rights Action Plan, as a writer, Chikezie’s credits include 16 episodes of Bino and Fino, a Pan-African animated series, Love’s Deceit, the Nigerian adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Othello. She has worked as editor on independent documentaries such as Displaced, a documentary about the effect of Covid19 on the Internally displaced persons in Nigeria.

As a freelancer, she works as an Assistant Director, Script supervisor and Continuity person for several film projects, Tv shows, Commercials and Documentaries.

Chikezie is also engaged with building communities through video partnerships, empowering new and aspiring filmmakers and creatives to tell their own stories. As the co-founder of Hive Film Collective and the creator of the Gorilla Filmmaker Project, Chikezie is committed to bold voices and innovative forms that build radical practices of ethical filmmaking focusing on Nigerian Independent filmmakers.

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