Nigeria Has Its First Venice Giornate Entry With Damilola Orimogunje’s Family Portrait ‘Dear Ajayi’ — First-Look Trailer
EXCLUSIVE: Next week, Nigerian filmmaker Damilola Orimogunje (For Maria Ebun Pataki) debuts his second feature film, Dear Ajayi, at the Venice Film Festival as part of the parallel Giornate degli Auto
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Deadline reports that Nigerian filmmaker Damilola Orimogunje will debut his second feature film, Dear Ajayi, at the Venice Film Festival next week in the Giornate degli Autori section, marking the first time a Nigerian film has competed in that parallel program. Orimogunje, whose prior work includes For Maria Ebun Pataki, now brings a family portrait to one of cinema's most scrutinized stages. The first trailer has been released ahead of the premiere.
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