Projects

Projects

Goes to Cannes

Insight

Category: AFRIFF Goes to Cannes

Directed by: Hakym Reagan

Produced by: Arsene Ngabo | The Movie People LTD

Country of Production: Rwanda

Genre: Drama

Language: English

Runtime: 67'

Completed in: 2026

Dee, former janitor, who found solace in his job at a hospital until he meets Eveline, a woman trying to gain sight. Their bond transcends physical vision as they steer personal struggles, love, and sacrifice in a challenging world.

Goes to Cannes

Prostitute

Category: AFRIFF Goes to Cannes

Directed by: Emil Garuba

Produced by: Emil Garuba | Sutoritera Limited, Brenda Ogbukaa Garuba | Ziva Works Limited

Country of Production: Nigeria

Original Title: Ashawo

Genre: Crime, Thriller

Language: English, Pidgin

Runtime: 90'-110'

Ehi, a young drug-addicted Nigerian prostitute, investigates an underground sex trafficking business to seek bloody revenge on the men who killed her best friend.

Goes to Cannes

Achalugo

Category: AFRIFF Goes to Cannes

Directed by: Obi Emelonye

Produced by: DSP Studios, Banger Studios

Country of Production: Nigeria

Genre: Drama, Epic, Historical

Language: Igbo, English

Runtime: 120'

Completed in: 2026

Prince Ikenna returns to Achala with his Caucasian wife and mixed-race children, unsettling his traditional father, the King. When a 15th-century legend of Queen Onwa resurfaces, hidden truths link the family to the kingdom’s past, challenging tradition and forcing choice between change or heritage.

Goes to Cannes

The Boy and His King

Category: AFRIFF Goes to Cannes

Directed by: Valencia Joshua

Produced by: La Vida Studios, Film One Productions, Dream Lab Productions.

Country of Production: South Africa, Nigeria

Genre: Historical

Language: English, Zulu

Runtime: 98'-105'

In 1987 apartheid South Africa, a curious Indian farm boy forges an unlikely bond with the Zulu King, discovering courage, purpose, and destiny. Rising to royal advisor, he faces betrayal, love, and racism, in a gripping journey that mirrors a nation on the brink of change.