The world’s best new films, series and immersive storytelling – all at the 70th edition of the BFI London Film Festival.
Sophie Okonedo shines in Arie and Chuko Esiri’s (Eyimofe, LFF 2020) sophomore feature film, a delicate, sun-soaked re-imagining of Mrs Dalloway, set in contemporary Lagos.
Directors
Arie Esiri, Chuko Esiri
Screenwriter
Chuko Esiri
With
Sophie Okonedo, David Oyelowo, India Amarteifio
Nigeria-USA 2026. 134min
Daniel Oriahi’s wonderful adaptation of Lola Shoneyin’s acclaimed novel is an engrossing exploration of a highly traditional Yoruba household forced to confront hidden truths from its past.
Director
Daniel Oriahi
Screenwriters
Adze Ugah, Daniel Oriahi, Heidi Uys, Mo Abudu
With
Omowunmi Dada, Iyabo Ojo, Mercy Aigbe, Bimbo Ademoye
Nigeria 2026. 119min
In a bustling Lagos, a solitary female taxi driver finds community among a group of sex workers as she transports them around the city.
Director-screenwriter
Olive Nwosu
With
Jessica Gabriel’s Ujah, Amanda Oruh, Tinuade Jemiseye
UK-Nigeria 2026. 93min
Cameroonian director Bernard Auguste Kouemo Yanghu’s outstanding feature debut is a poignant tale of an ageing parent who has been left behind.
Director-screenwriter
Bernard Auguste Kouemo Yanghu
With
Josette Kwanya, Moudjeu Pouadeu, Adrien Jolivet
Cameroon-France-Belgium-Benin-Saudi Arabia-Qatar 2026. 104min
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