Experiencing Interruptions?

SONDER

A young man named Success wakes up one morning to calls from his family asking him for financial support. He feels sad that he can not help in any way as he had been retrenched from work for two months and has been waiting for a call back from his place of work.
He soon gets a call from his place of work confirming he has been permanently let go. He is distraught.
He decides to take a stroll where he contemplates suicide but is
soon distracted. On his way back, he meets some of his neighbors having a drink and decides to join them. He drinks himself to stupor and somehow finds his way home
He wakes up in the morning only to realize he can hear people
thoughts. This sends him in a frenzy as he runs around in search of the cause. In this moment, he hears the painful, happy and heart breaking thoughts of the people around him which makes him realize that everyone no matter how they may seem, have a personal struggle just like him or even worse.

  • Chisom Valerie Ifeakandu
    Director
  • Chisom valerie Ifeakandu
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Runtime:
    16 minutes 40 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 30, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    2,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Nigeria
  • Country of Filming:
    Nigeria
  • Language:
    English
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Chisom Valerie Ifeakandu

Ifeakandu Chisom is a Nigerian Film and Television Producer and budding director with a Bachelor’s degree in Financial Management from the Federal University of Technology Owerri and a Master’s Degree in Marketing and Communications from Rome Business School, Italy.
In 2016, she was selected as one of the 20 Young African Film makers to be sponsored by Africa International Film Festival and Ford foundation to study a Film course in the Cinefabrique Film School in Lyon, France.
Chisom is a high spirited, goal-driven individual, a critical thinker and a natural problem solver with exceptional organizational and leadership skills. She loves to help bring people’s ideas to life- It is what fuels her passion. She has always been a lover of the Arts and has always found a way to in involve herself in Arts and Culture driven projects.
In 2019, she made a conscious decision to leave a promising career as SAP Consultant to pursue a career in the creative sector and has now worked on several Film and TV projects including Mnet Tv Series Halita, Rishantes, Still Falling, My name is Tayo and Sonder.
She is the convener of the youth oriented event tagged "The African Way" which has its sole aim to showcase Africa through theatre while giving talented youth a platform to showcase themselves to a real-life audience. The event currently has two successful editions to its credit.

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