After
holding
an
exclusive
5-
day
screening
on
YouTube,
Chude Jideonwo’
s
film,
Awaiting
Trial, which is his debut film
is
set
to
be
screened
at
the ongoing
Africa
Film
Festival (
AFRIFF).
‘
Awaiting
Trial’
is
a
documentary
film
that
explores
both
the #
EndSARS protests and
the ‘
deeper
illness’
they
point
to –
the
phenomenon in Nigeria’s communal justice system called ‘awaiting trial’ where people are arrested and detained indefinitely without charge.
The film follows the lives of 3 families caught by the injustice of the Nigerian Police, and down held by its criminal justice system and features actors Falz, Mr. Macaroni; activist Rinu Oduola and others, with postproduction handled by AMA Psalmist Visuals and music from Timi
Dakolo and Ego Ogbaro.
In October, the film, ‘Awaiting Trial’ had received double recognition from the Africa Film Festival (AFRIFF) as Official Selection
and Nominee. The film is the first in the slate of films from Chude Jideonwo presents, a factual & unscripted content studio.
The film will screen at Landmark Centre, Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria on Thursday 10th November, 2022 from 9:35-11:35am.
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