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Binghamton University Harpur Cinema Presents: Eyimofe (This is My Desire)
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Arie and Chuko Esiri,
Nigeria, 2020, 116 min
Friday, February 4 and Sunday, February 6: Lecture Hall 6, 7:30 PM. Doors open at 7:00 pm. $4 single Admission.
Face masks are required of all attendees, regardless of vaccination status, in accordance with University public health policies. All University public health policies will be enforced.
A triumph at the 2020 Berlin International Film Festival, the revelatory debut feature from co-directors (and twin brothers) Arie and Chuko Esiri is a heartrending and hopeful portrait of everyday human en-durance in Lagos, Nigeria. Shot on richly textured 16 mm film and infused with the spirit of neorealism, Eyimofe trac┬¼es the journeys of two distantly connected strangers—Mofe (Jude Akuwudike), an electrician dealing with the fallout of a family tragedy, and Rosa (Temi Ami-Williams), a hairdresser supporting her pregnant teenage sister—as they each pursue their dream of starting a new life in Europe while bumping up against the harsh economic realities of a world in which every interaction is a transaction. From these intimate sto┬¼ries emerges a vivid snapshot of life in contemporary Lagos, whose social fabric is captured in all its vibrancy and com┬¼plexity.
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Lecture Hall 6
Binghamton University, PO Box 6000, Binghamton, NY 13902, United States