EDITI FILMS

Editi Films is a film production company founded by writer/director Iquo B. Essien. Her films have screened in 14 countries around the globe, including France, South Africa, and Zimbabwe; receiving international coverage in outlets such as The Guardian, VICE, OkayAfrica, Shadow and Act, The Root, and NBC.

CURRENT AND PAST PROJECTS:

Back Home (In development)

Comedic Drama, 90 minutes

Fifteen years after she left home, Emem returns to Nigeria to care for her ailing grandmother. On this hilarious journey, she confronts her identity, finds love, faces loss, and discovers a story waiting to be told.

Mother, Mother (In development)

Drama, 90 minutes

A former schoolteacher returns home to the Bronx after serving an eight-year prison sentence for the murder of her newborn baby girl—and the attempted murder of her surviving son.

New York, I Love You (2016)

Drama, 20 minutes

Viviane is a neurotic, struggling actress given to childish flights of fancy—like moving to LA on a whim to revive her dwindling career. But can she really leave New York and Kazembe, the love of her life, behind?

Untitled Mimi Project (In development, seeking investors)

Comedy, TV Series

Ninety days before her student-visa expires, a Nigerian-British film student concocts a scheme to avoid deportation by shooting a blockbuster Nollywood movie in NYC.

Aissa's Story (2013)

Drama, 15 minutes

An African immigrant housekeeper and single mother must decide whether to move on with her life or fight when the case against her assaulter is dismissed. Inspired by the New York v. Strauss-Kahn case.

How to Make Afang Soup (2008)

Drama, 7 minutes

A Nigerian immigrant mother passes on life lessons by teaching her daughter how to make afang soup, a traditional Ibibio dish composed of meat, palm oil, spices, and vegetables.

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