‘Eyimofe’ wins new award at BlackStar Film Festival

The film recently won the Best Feature Narrative category of this year’s BlackStar Film Festival, an international festival to celebrate Black, Brown and Indigenous film and video artist.

‘Eyimofe’ joined over 80 films to screen at this year’s edition of the festival. Confirming the film’s win, the juror said: “Eyimofe is a beautifully shot, vibrant film whose cinematography believes fully in its environment, and carries an acting style that captures a complete snapshot of life in a place.”

‘Eyimofe’ (This Is My Desire) follows the stories of Mofe, a factory technician and Rosa, a hairdresser and their quest for a better life as immigrants. It stars Jude Akuwudike, Temi Ami-Williams, Lala Akindoju and more.