This Side of the Sun (Kenya); Hate is Like Party Jollof (Nigeria); Travelling (Nigeria)
counternarratives.
The Engaging Borders Africa project, designed by Nigerian writer, Richard Ali, works with writers and journalists to mainstream a soft approach to addressing violent extremism, disinformation and hate speech in Africa.
this side of the sun.
A mute girl, Njoki, finds her voice after political violence leads to the death of her brilliant twin sister, Njeri.
what we do.
films
stratcom
counternarratives
community.
our films
this side of the sun.
A mute girl, Njoki, finds her voice after political violence leads to the death of her brilliant twin sister, Njeri.
hate is like party jollof.
When a bomb causes the death of his mother, Abdallah finds himself swept away from Kano into the life of his uncle, an Ibadan-based motorbike rider and armed robber. Things start off well and he is able to take care of his siblings back home, his mother's dying charge. Until ethnic tensions, long simmering, rise to the surface on a random afternoon.
travelling.
A new widow goes to retrieve her husband's belongings from the bus station. Her husband, travelling back home en route leaving the country, has been killed in a crossfire between state forces and bandits. This film explores the human cost of insecurity through her inability to tell their child where her father has travelled to.
newsletter.
