Nigeria and USA / 2025 / 16mins / Drama / English and Yoruba

Set in Lagos, Nigeria, BREASTMILK follows a new mother, Aduke, who struggles to breastfeed her baby while navigating her tense relationship with her husband as well as her family’s expectations. In order to support her newborn child, she must confront her past.

Based on the short story Breastmilk by ‘Pemi Aguda, originally published by One Story Magazine.

Ifeyinwa Arinze

Ifeyinwa Arinze is a neuroscientist-turned-filmmaker from Nigeria and is currently based in New York City. Her work prioritizes intimate portrayals of Black women and girls that are grounded in generosity and care. Ifeyinwa is a 2021 BAFTA New York Scholar, the inaugural recipient of the 2021 Hayden5 x Video Consortium Gear Grant, and a 2022 recipient of The NYC Women’s Fund for Media, Music, and Theatre. Her short film, Two or More , premiered at the 2022 New York African Film Festival and has screened at the 2022 Palm Springs International ShortFest, 2022 Bushwick Film Festival and 2022 TIDE Film Festival, where she received the 2022 NYWIFT Outstanding Woman Content Creator Award. Her latest short, August Visitor, will premiere at the Oscar- qualifying 2023 Aspen ShortFest Film Festival. She is currently a thesis MFA candidate in the Graduate Film program at NYU Tisch School of the Arts. Learn More