Gay ife, nigeria

Most nights we contemplated suicide. All I knew was that people discussed homosexuality with so much disgust. Ife is out on EHTV now and you can rent it for € When I saw the trailer for Ìfé I knew I had to write about it. I had only one friend and he was feminine as well — but not gay.

‘Ife’: A rare cinematic portrait of queer women’s intimacy in Nigeria The new short film is a moving story about the delights and difficulties of human relationships. By Mike Daemon Pamela Adie, a renowned Nigerian activist, filmmaker, and director, announced the film on X (formerly Twitter), calling the sequel.

The Nigerian queer film community is abuzz with excitement following the announcement of Ìfé – The Sequel, a follow-up to the groundbreaking short film that boldly explored the love and challenges faced by a lesbian couple in Nigeria. The stories I heard regarding romance involved a boy and girl.

That seemed like the only explanation for my attraction. Perhaps I was meant to be a girl. No one did anything to stop their murder. I saw a video at an online news site where two suspected gay men were being beaten to death with planks of wood; their blood splattered on the ground.

Even in school, I was bullied by classmates. We even talked about poisoning the guys who attacked us. Upon its release later this year, "Ìfé" will be Nigeria's first film that features a positive love story made by queer women about queer women. We never had TV series or movies with gay characters so I was confused.

I have tried chatting to some men through Grindr but I fear someone might track me and arrest or kill me. Ife, which translates as “love” in Yoruba, follows the story of Ife and Adaora as they navigate their relationship. [2]. Gay people in Nigeria were invisible — constantly hiding.

One naked man tugs the penis of the other on the orders of the vigilantes. At the age of nine or ten, depression kicked in as I realised my family would hate me if they learnt the truth. Life is dangerous. When I was a young boy in Lagos, Nigeria, I had a mysterious, unexplainable tingling sensation whenever I saw an attractive guy.

I saw the crowd watching. By Mike Daemon Pamela Adie, a renowned Nigerian activist, filmmaker. He advised me that the best way to survive is to live a sexless life. I tried to blend in by playing sports but I was terrible. Ìfé also spelt as Ife (English: Love) is a Nigerian LGBT romantic film executive produced by prominent Nigerian LGBTQ rights activist Pamela Adie and directed by Uyaiedu Ikpe-Etim.

I kept thinking that may be God made a mistake. Another video I watched this year shows a mob surrounding two naked men in a derelict building; forcing them to have sex as a way of degrading them. The eyes of the naked men flicker through the crowd with fear. It sounds crazy but picture yourself in a boarding house stuck in there day and night for months with boys relentlessly attacking you.

My friends made fun of my femininity. The two of us were frequently bullied, physically and emotionally. Kids were among the onlookers. Ìfé is a film with a two-pronged purpose: helping to shape the future of Nollywood as bold and inclusive, and being the movie for queer Nigerian women, and queer African women, too, to see themselves, most realistically and honestly, the way we have always wanted to be seen.

I just thought that in order to be with a boy I have to be a girl. I sat down with writer and director Uyaiedu Ikpe-Etim, and we talked about Ìfé, queer Nigerian community and the function of story. Queer film Ìfé made a splash with its bold depiction of lesbian love in Nigeria The Nigerian queer film community is abuzz with excitement following the announcement of Ìfé – The Sequel, a follow-up to the groundbreaking short film that boldly explored the love and challenges faced by a lesbian couple in Nigeria.

I never had issues with my body.