Private Project

YYZ

The film YYZ is an intimate portrayal and discussion between that of a Nigerian-Canadian family and their last-born child. For Omolola and her family, their first night in Toronto was spent in Pearson airport - that night full of anticipation, expectation, and fear. Specifically looking back at her family's journey, as well as their present and future, this film focuses on the feelings of rootlessness and loss of identity that often accompany immigration.

  • Omolola Ajao
    Director
  • Omolola Ajao
    Writer
  • Fabienne Colas
    Producer
    Minuit, Profonds Regrets, Sortie 67
  • Emile Castonguay
    Producer
    Minuit, 5150 Elm's Way
  • Ngardy Conteh George
    Producer
    Mr. Jane and Finch, The Leone Stars
  • Alison Duke
    Producer
    Cool Black North, Women on the Move, Positive Women: Exposing injustice, The Vent, Witness: A Deathly Silence, Raising Kane: a rapumentary, Promise Me
  • Fonna Seidu
    Producer
    The Uninvited Guest, Black Bodies/Marathon, Promise Me
  • Chyanne Garraway
    Key Cast
    "Lola"
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes 30 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 3, 2019
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • Montreal International Black Film Festival
    Montreal
    Canada
    September 25, 2019
    World
  • Toronto Black Film Festival
    Toronto
    Canada
  • Halifax Black Film Festival
    Halifax
    Canada
Director Biography - Omolola Ajao

Omolola Ajao (Lola Rachel) is an emerging Nigerian-Canadian woman screenwriter, student & filmmaker. Her films center on an array of topics, largely revolving around the intricate and intimate dimensions of Blackness. She is infatuated with topics of culture, identity, love, that centers on the Black diaspora and so much more. Her priority in filmmaking is authentic, raw, human visual narratives and portrayals. FUFU project, the start of her filmmaking journey; is a dual project (documentary and narrative) that reflects on the continuance and severance of West-African traditions and cultures from the viewpoint of a new generation of West-African women. YYZ continues this conversation of black migration, An intimate portrayal of a Nigerian-Canadian family exploring the flows of migration for many immigrant families that arrive in Toronto, their first stop in the country of Canada. She currently attends the University of Toronto, her 2nd year in a dual degree of Equity & Cinema Studies.

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