Maami
New York African Film Festival 2012
April 11 - 17, 2012
Filmmaker in person!
Maami, and her young son Kashimawo are desperately poor. She is the center of her son’s world, yet he longs for the father he has never known, a man with a terrible secret. A deeply moving film about love, perseverance and fate.
Filmmaker in person!
Maami, and her young son Kashimawo are desperately poor. Gifted with a loving heart, enterprising spirit and brave soul, she is the center of her son’s world. Yet he longs for the father he has never known, a man with a terrible secret. Adapted by Tunde Babalola, from Femi Osofisan’s novel of the same name, this Nollywood film about love, perseverance and fate unfolds through Kashimawo’s reminiscences of his hardscrabble childhood in the southern Nigerian town, Abeokuta, and his ascent to international football fame during the 2010 World Cup.
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