Film on kidnapped Chibok girls premieres at prestigious festival in U.S
A short documentary dedicated to telling the gripping story of kidnapped Chibok girls is set to premiere in the United States on Friday, January 20.
The shirt film, titled “Waiting for Hassana”, will be the first Nigerian production ever selected to debut at the prestigious Sundance International Film Festival.
“Waiting for Hassana” tells the story of the Chibok schoolgirls’ abductions from a single perspective — a voice of one of the fifty-seven escapees.
It is directed by Ifunanya ‘Funa’ Maduka and produced by Uzodinma Iweala and Ifunanya Maduka.
A statement by Adam Segal, a representative of The 2050 Group – Publicity, obtained by NAN, quotes Maduka as saying: “We know the global story, now we hear the personal one. As the director, my aim was to visually and sonically plunge audiences into the psychological and emotional landscape of our subject.
“My hope is that audiences will leave feeling inextricably linked to her life and her story – that it will become as much their story as it is hers.
“That radical intimacy is, to me, the basic and necessary function of art. It was also important to me that a Nigerian told this story, and I am proud that our crew reflects that drive.”
The film is backed by Nnamdi Asomugha, a Nigerian-American and former NFL cornerback turned producer.
About 276 schoolgirls were kidnapped from the Government Secondary School in the town of Chibok in Borno State on the night of 14-15 April 2014.
The kidnap was claimed by terrorist group, Boko Haram.
