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Umoja

UMOJA is a shortfilm that highlights the facets of a Nigerian dream through a timeline of freedom. A journey on the road paved with hope and a checkpoint of greed.

  • Oba Kosi Nwoba
    Director
  • Oba Kosi Nwoba
    Writer
  • Lorenzo Menakaya
    Key Cast
    "Human 1"
    Crazy Lovely Cool, Ordinary Fellows
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Alternate history, Drama
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 54 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 7, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    1,800 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Nigeria
  • Country of Filming:
    Nigeria
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital,35mm,Blackmagic
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Africa International Film Festival
    Lagos
    Nigeria
    November 9, 2021
    World Premiere
    Quarter Finalist
  • Afro Talent Film Festival
    Accra
    Ghana
    December 30, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Kalakari Film Festival
    Dewas
    India
    March 20, 2022
    Official Selection
  • NollywoodWeek Paris
    Paris
    France
    May 6, 2022
    European Premiere
    Official Selection
  • The Shorts
    Lagos
    Nigeria
    April 25, 2022
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Oba Kosi Nwoba

Oba Kosi Nwoba is a documentary Film maker and a cultural tub-thumper . He is the founder of Ozunu Films and managing partner of Filming Africa. He has worked on different Film projects including the first Nigerian series on Netflix (Crazy,Lovely,Cool) by Obi Emelonye. He was part of the team that organized the 15th Africa Movie Academy Award. Oba produced his first film titled 'Iko Ndu: the palmwine story" a documentary that was nominated for the Best Nollywood documentary at the Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival. He also worked on the translations of the 1900s documents/recordings by Northcote Thomas across Nigeria for the British Library.

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