France, Germany and Nigeria / 2011 / 91mins / Romance, War / English

Obi is a peace-keeping soldier in worn torn Sierra Leone, where he meets Blessing, a Sierra Leonean woman. His life is devastated when he finds Blessing mutilated by rebels. His only option is to end her misery. On his return to Lagos, Obi is a man battling with the scars of war. By day he runs a small security company with Ola, his best friend and fellow war veteran; at night he walks the lonely streets of Lagos. A haunting story about loneliness, love and self-discovery set in Africa’s throbbing megacity Lagos, Relentless delicately explores the effects of war and loss.

Andy Amadi Okoroafor

Andy Amadi Okoroafor was born in Bauchi, Northern Nigeria. He is a TED-Fellow and an acclaimed Art Director in advertising, fashion and music videos, based in Paris. His clients have included Xuly-Bët, Jean Paul Gaultier, Kookaï, Virgin, Galeries La Fayette, Hôtel Lutétia, Figaro, Nissan, Méridiam Infrastrusture, to name a few. He has directed and filmed promos and advertisements in Africa for different clients from the Oceanic Bank to music-videos for Nneka and the South African TV-series Yizo Yizo. Andy is also the founder of Clam Magazine, a quarterly magazine focusing on African creativity – distributed in France, Africa, US, UK, Japan, South Africa and Germany. His work was included in the 2017 exhibition, “Never Surrender,” at M.Bassy in Hamburg, Germany. The show included photography and video installations in part 2 of the event series, “More Aphrike,” which brought himself and fellow photographer and filmmaker, Andrew Dosunmu and included Okoroafor’s film Relentless, and all editions of Clam Magazine, since its beginning 20 years ago. Learn More