My mother, the conqueror
British-Nigerian Filmmaker Adeyemi Michael tells 麻豆社 Africa about the inspiration behind his short film, Entitled, which he describes as a "fantasy documentary" re-imagining the first-generation immigrant experience.
The film has attracted attention for its epic sequence featuring Adeyemi's own mother, dressed in full Yoruba finery, riding a stallion along a South London high street. A celebration of motherhood and the preservation of one's cultural heritage, its message is both personal and universal.
Entitled is being screened this week at the 2018 BFI London Film Festival.
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