Chuko Esiri

Eyimofe (This Is My Desire)

Chuko Esiri, Arie Esiri

Jude Akuwudike, Temi Ami-Williams

A man and a woman in Lagos want to escape their everyday lives, but extricating themselves is no easy task. Two stories narrated with tenderness and restraint that only fleetingly touch, the dream of migrating to Europe floating above them all the while.

Besida

Chuko Esiri

'Where were you when I needed you? What do you want now?' says the sister to her brother. A tiny village, the cars only stop here to take the young women to the city. 'You were there yourself,' she says. 'That's exactly the point,' he replies. 'Don't go.'