Movies: Nigeria

'Insecure' star Yvonne Orji celebrates her Nigerian-American upbringing in her debut HBO comedy special, which intersperses her stand-up with documentary footage of a trip to Nigeria....

Shehu, a Nigerian cab driver who's had less than stellar luck with women, recently has the misfortune of picking up a woman who wasn't one at all. Out of frustration, Shehu vows to never touch another American woman again. He travels home to Nigeria ...

2 Rats is a 2003 Nigerian comedy film directed by Andy Chukwu. Nollywood's highest-paid actors, Osita Iheme and Chinedu Ikedieze, play two young boys whose father has been murdered by their uncle. In a selfish move, Amaechi Muonagor wants them to wor...

Some con artists come together to work on stealing a huge sum of money as failure with the operation puts their lives in the way. The mission leads to betrayal, friendship and true love....

In Lagos, Nigeria, Ebele Njoko has been running all his life. A search for acceptance and love from his family, has led him to recreate himself as Adrian Njoko, respected father, husband, and brother. Suddenly, Adrian’s past and secrets have caught u...

Survival and paranoia will be the forces that destroy a bond between two recruits when their camp's only source of water runs out....

Serious health issues and cultural resistance to inter-ethnic marriage test a young couple's relationship....

An adaptation of Yinka Egbokhare's novel. The story of a young sickle-cell patient and the various social and emotional challenges she's faced with....

Greek-Nigerian NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo returns to Nigeria for the first time....

A short drama about a library cleaner who plans a final return to Nigeria, his birth country....

When a desolate and vulnerable girl is forced to enter an orphanage with her younger siblings, she must overcome harsh adversity and hardship to propel herself to a hopeful, academic future....

Lucifer sends his trusty minions out into the world to lead the good folk of Nigeria unto temptation in order to lock them into his cage. The good pastor Lazarus who has noticed the signs, realizing that hell is about to be unleashed on Earth, sets a...

Travel with Major Lazer to Ghana and Nigeria to make the world smaller by making the party bigger. They are collaborating with cutting-edge Afrobeats artists including Mr.Eazi, Efya, Teni, Sarkodie and Amaarae as they explore the culture and history ...

A young man sits at a local restaurant with his friend: but he isn't paying attention to her as she speaks. This film visualizes his chaotic state of mind and how he uses mindfulness practice to tune back into the conversation. Mindfulness is being a...

In the mid-nineties, a 12 year-old boy (KOSSI) with genius-level intelligence, is one of many children trafficked through the Nigerian borders from Togo. He dreams of a better life, but with barely any education, he knows his future is compromised....

Set just days before Christmas, Big Worm is a story about a newly located Nigerian/Canadian family in Australia. The film is narrated by high school student Yemi, who in her teenage lamentation over Australia’s lack of “Christmas Spirit,” recounts my...

The story of the freed female hostages of Boko Haram, detailing their lives in captivity and since their release....

"Monday's Girls" explores the conflict between modern individualism and traditional communities in today's Africa through the eyes of two young Waikiriki women from the Niger delta. Although both come from leading families in the same large island to...

Anya's dream turned into a nightmare when she was accused of killing 3 men. For her to regain her freedom she had to share her secret with world. With help of her sister Chioma and an inexperienced attorney Ijé tells the story in a riveting way with ...

Osas and her friends are in traffic at Falomo when Aunty Yuwa calls. The conversation that follows touches on family, religion, social identities and same sex relationships. Created by Opemipo Aikomo and Daniel Orubo....