MOTHERS OF CHIBOK

Credits

Name: MOTHERS OF CHIBOK

Country: Nigeria/USA

Year of publication: 2024

Format: DCP

Color: color

Language : OmeU

Duration: 88 Minuten

Series: 22. Afrika Film Festival Köln

Direction: Benson, Joel 'Kachi

Abstract

The documentary offers an intimate portrait of four mothers coping with their lives after the abduction of their daughters by Boko Haram in Chibok in 2014. Filmmaker Joel ‘Kachi Benson captures their enduring strength, their faith and their refusal to let tragedy break them. "MOTHERS OF CHIBOK is a tribute to resilience, these women are not just survivors – they are heroines. They have never forgotten their daughters, but they have found ways to keep living, laughing, dreaming and hoping." This cinematically gripping and emotionally stirring story of perseverance shows the lasting personal impact of an event that has long been forgotten by the media.