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GIRL-BOY

NIGERIA | 2025 | 30 minutes | English, French

In theatre & online from october 28 to 31 

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Theme: Navigating our bodies

 

Gender Identity · Nigeria · Social Norms · Assertiveness

MONDAY, OCTOBER 27

PART 1 - 6 p.m.

📍 Shift Center

Director: Ajay Abalaka

Through the intersecting stories of four young women, Girl-Boy reveals the struggles and resilience of Nigerian women who defy gender norms. Amid social pressures, violence, and discrimination, Tinuke, Fred, Ella, and Lara assert themselves and emancipate themselves, reinventing femininity on their own terms.

 

Content Warning: This film contains references to homophobia and gender-based trauma/violence.

Trailer:

also screened MONDAY, October 27

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