DEAR AJAYI
by Damilola Orimogunje
NIGERIA / GERMANY
115 min
Language: Yoruba, English, Igbo
In 1990s Nigeria, two estranged sisters forced to live under the same roof while caring for their paralysed mother navigate grief, ambition, love, and the fragile bonds of family.
PRODUCTION
2O9INE FILMS (Nigeria) in co-production with MAYANA FILMS (Germany), DEPTH & OPTICS PRODUCTIONS (Nigeria), and ZYNOX Productions (Nigeria)
Produced by Damilola Orimogunje, Bose Oshin, Ajah Enene-Orimogunje, Zorana Mušikić, May Odeh
with financial support of the Hubert Bals Fund+Europe programme of International Film Festival Rotterdam
with support of World Cinema Fund – WCF-ACP Audience Strategy, Ouaga Film Lab, Sud Ecriture, Nouveau Marché – Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, Montréal
WORLD SALES
LUMINALIA / Tommaso Priante
CAST Bimbo Akintola, Tosin Adeyemi, Lanre Hassan, William Benson, Antar Laniyan, Uzoamaka Power, Michelle Dede
SCREENPLAY Damilola Orimogunje
CINEMATOGRAPHY KC Obiajulu
EDITING Lekan Afolabi
SOUND DESIGN Kolade Morakinyo
PRODUCTION DESIGN Abisola Omolade
COSTUME DESIGN Ajah Enene-Orimogunje
MUSIC Re Olunuga
FESTIVALS
Giornate degli Autori, Venice 2026
AWARDS
XXXVIII Prix CICT-UNESCO Enrico Fulchignoni – Medaglia Fellini 2026, Giornate degli Autori, Venice 2026
Bisato d’Oro “Best Cast”, Giornate degli Autori, Venice 2026
