Nigeria / 2006 / 95mins / Drama / English and Yoruba

In the village of Orita, four girls have grown old enough to marry. Awero has made up her mind after a traditional celebration, that Odejim will be her husband. The bride price is paid and the wedding day set. The area becomes burdened with a heavy shadow of a terrible secret, bringing the villages to the brink of war. This is a moment when women, the traditional peacemakers, need their courage the most. Dedicated to women, The Narrow Path glows with the proud colors of the Yoruba country, and is a stirring example of the remarkable talents currently working in Nigerian film production.

Tunde Kelani

Tunde Kelani, born in February 1948, popularly known as TK, is a Nigerian filmmaker, storyteller, director, photographer, cinematographer and producer. He was introduced to Yoruba literature from an early stage in his life and was also greatly influenced by theatre as the Yorubas had a very strong traveling theatre tradition. He holds a diploma in the Art and Technique of Filmmaking from the London International Film School. In the 1970s, Kelani worked as a BBC TV and Reuters correspondent, and in Nigerian TV. After working many years in the Nigerian film industry as a cinematographer, he founded Mainframe Film & Television Productions, a company formed to document Nigeria’s rich culture. Some of his most successful films are literary adaptations and they include: Koseegbe, Oleku, Thunderbolt (Magun), The White Handkerchief, The Narrow Path, Maami and more recently Dazzling Mirage. He maintains this model for films. Learn More