Nigeria / 2020 / 75mins / Drama / English and Yoruba

After the complicated birth of her first child, Maria, Derin (Meg Otanwa) becomes withdrawn from family life, unable to engage in the celebrations around her newborn. Her bewildered mother-in-law insists that she is not a good enough parent, while her increasingly worried husband Afolabi (Gabriel Afolayan) watches from the sidelines as she becomes a shadow of herself in this honest, empathetic account of postpartum depression.

Damilola Orimogunje

Damilola is a Nigerian screenwriter and film director whose works have screened in over 50 film festivals, winning several awards. His debut feature film, For Maria Ebun Pataki, premiered at Film Africa 2020, winning the Audience Choice for Best Narrative Feature award. The film went on to be nominated for six awards at the African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA), also known as the African Oscars. Damilola has been featured in the Guardian, Sight and Sound, and the BBC as one of the young, prominent filmmakers from Africa. Learn More