#Arie and Chuko Esiri

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Eyimofe (This Is My Desire) dir. Arie Esiri & Chuko Esiri

Cinematography by Arseni Khachaturan

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From Experimental into Blockbusters: Can the “A24 Model” with Artsy Productions Improve Nollywood’s Silver Screen

“We want to prove that non-commercial films can work in Nigeria!” This is an ambitious and bold statement from Chuko and Arie Esiri, a pair of independent filmmaking twins from Nigeria. The first reaction to such a grand statement is to be dismissive, to downplay it as a pie in the sky dream. Understandably so. After all, there are easier ways of establishing a career in the arts than by pursuing…

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VoK 750: The Movie Passport #10 – Nigerian Cinema

http://archive.org/download/the-movie-passport-10-nigerian-cinema/TheMoviePassport10_NigerianCinema.mp3 Ẹ Ǹlẹ́ o! Welcome to The Movie Passport, a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist) and Bina (Bina007) travel to the country of Nigeria to discuss the following films: 5:04 – Eyimofe / This Is My Desire (Arie Esiri and Chuko Esiri, 2020)26:51 – My Friend Fela /…

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Still on Nigeria’s 60th Independence Day Anniversary…Eyimofe Set for London Premiere

As part of activities to celebrate Nigeria’s 60th Independence Day anniversary, a film, Eyimofe (This is my desire), is set to be premiered in the United Kingdom, at BFI London Film Festival on October 11.

The film, which had its world premiere at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival in February, is also billed to celebrate its U.S premiere at the AFI Fest on October 20.

Ahead of the…

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Eyimofe (Eyimofe: This Is My Desire) (2020)

Directed by Arie Esiri & Chuko Esiri, Cinematography by Arseni Khachaturan

"It's good to show people that they were loved."

Visit the Eyimofe Website

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Seen in 2021:

Eyimofe (Arie Esiri & Chuko Esiri), 2020

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Eyimofe (This is my desire) (Arie & Chuko Esiri, 2020)

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The Good People Of “Eyimofe”

The Good People Of “Eyimofe”

“This is Wisdom,” the titular character says in “Eyimofe,” the début feature co-directed by the Nigerian brothers Arie and Chuko Esiri. Mofe, as he is known, is an electrician at a printing press. He is introducing a new apprentice, whose name is Wisdom, to his co-workers. But “this is Wisdom”—he says it twice—resonates. It serves as a signal, one of many in this artful and luminous film, that we…

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This Is My Desire https://bit.ly/3ddJlWZ   “Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans” – to borrow a phrase often credited to John Lennon – is the movie This Is My Desire (aka Eyimofe) distilled down to an essence. Told in distinct chapters subtitled Spain and Italy, it follows two denizens of Lagos, Nigeria, and dives … Read More »

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#StoriesAsToldByUs Excerpt from Besida by Arie + Chuko Esiri

Synopsis: Believing his sister is being lured away by the same people he's trying to escape Mudiaga tries to make amends before it is too late. Shot in Abraka, Nigeria, and drawing from ethnographic and film noir traditions BESIDA is a mediation on repentance and fate.

Besida will be playing among other films in the Volume 2 line up. See link below to reserve your spot for the livestream on Oct 16th & 18th.

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Chuko & Arie Esiri's "Eyimofe" won 5 Awards at 2021 #AMAAs | "Collision Course", "Citation" & other

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Eyimofe’: Twin Directors’ impressive Feature Debut pushes Nigerian Cinema to New Heights

Eyimofe’: Twin Directors’ impressive Feature Debut pushes Nigerian Cinema to New Heights

Eyimofe’: Twin Directors’ impressive Feature Debut pushes Nigerian Cinema to New Heights The movie, Financed entirely in Nigeria and made with a predominantly Nigerian cast and crew, Arie and Chuko Esiri are capturing international attention with their feature in new movie “Eyimofe”. “Eyimofe” (“This Is My Desire”), the debut feature from co-directors (and twin brothers) Arie and Chuko Esiri, is…

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Eyimofe’: Twin Directors’ impressive Feature Debut pushes Nigerian Cinema to New Heights

Eyimofe’: Twin Directors’ impressive Feature Debut pushes Nigerian Cinema to New Heights

Eyimofe’: Twin Directors’ impressive Feature Debut pushes Nigerian Cinema to New Heights The movie, Financed entirely in Nigeria and made with a predominantly Nigerian cast and crew, Arie and Chuko Esiri are capturing international attention with their feature in new movie “Eyimofe”. “Eyimofe” (“This Is My Desire”), the debut feature from co-directors (and twin brothers) Arie and Chuko Esiri, is…

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Some years, picking a single favorite film is a quasi-arbitrary exercise, others there is one which lingers in memory more than the others. This time around, it’s the latter. Anyways, here we are, a little belated as always, my favorite films of 2021:

1. Drive My Car (Ryusuke Hamaguchi)

2. Power of the Dog (Jane Campion)

3. Petit Maman (Celine Sciamma)

4. Eyimofe (This Is My Desire) (Arie Esiri & Chuko Esiri)

5. The Tragedy of MacBeth (Joel Coen)  

6. Shiva Baby (Emma Seligman)

7. Ascension (Jessica Kingdon)

8. Summer of Soul ( . . . or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson)

9. Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy (Ryusuke Hamaguchi)

10. Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn (Radu Jude) 

11. Dune (Denis Villeneuve)

12. The Lost Daughter (Maggie Gyllenhaal)

13. Red Rocket (Sean Baker)

14. There Is No Evil (Mohammad Rasoulof)  

15. About Endlessness (Roy Andersson)

16. Cryptozoo (Dash Shaw)

17. Memoria (Apichatpong Weerasethakul)

18. The Velvet Underground (Todd Haynes)

19. Licorice Pizza (Paul Thomas Anderson)

20. Flee (Jonas Poher Rasmussen)

Honorable Mention: The Cloud in Her Room (Zheng Lu Xinyuan). I tend to limit myself to films which receive some sort of theatrical release, but, this is such a stunning debut, I couldn’t let go by without mention.