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Ìfé, also spelt as Ife (), is a 2020 Nigerian LGBT romantic film executive-produced by prominent Nigerian LGBTQ-rights activist Pamela Adie and directed by Uyaiedu Ikpe-Etim. The film is touted to be the first full-fledged lesbian film in the history of Nollywood. However, some sources stated that it is also the first Nigerian LGBT film.
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1.0Ìfé and Adaora fall in love over a 3-day date, but will their love withstand the realities of being lesbian in Nigeria?
Cast
- Uzoamaka Power as Ìfé
- Cindy Amadi as Adaora
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- short film
- Genre
- romance film
- Country of origin
- Nigeria
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Uyaiedu Ikpe-Etim
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- publication date
- 2020-00-00
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Ìfé, also spelt as Ife (), is a 2020 Nigerian LGBT romantic film executive-produced by prominent Nigerian LGBTQ-rights activist Pamela Adie and directed by Uyaiedu Ikpe-Etim. The film is touted to be the first full-fledged lesbian film in the history of Nollywood. However, some sources stated that it is also the first Nigerian LGBT film.
The film revolves around the lives of a same-sex women couple who also face challenges by being lesbians in Nigeria. With the release of the official trailer of the film on YouTube in July 2020, the film was expected to be released via internet possibly at the end of the year. The film raised concerns and publicity among Nigerians for the film genre coupled with the trailer reception.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ìfé” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.