This is Love
“This is Love tells the romance stories of 3 Nigerian LGBTQ+ couples and how they navigate romantic relationships in a conservative and hostile Nigerian environment.”
2024•1h 12m•Released
Documentary
This is Love tells the romance stories of 3 Nigerian LGBTQ+ couples and how they navigate romantic relationships in a conservative and hostile Nigerian environment. It is an attempt to humanize LGBTQ+ people in Nigeria by telling a story of how they find love amidst the risks and struggles. The cast includes a lesbian couple, a gay couple and a couple made up of a transman and a ciswoman. It covered conversations around acceptance, religion, health, the Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Act (SSMPA), and finding love. 2 out of the 3 couples wore masks and had their voices distorted. Aside from helping to conceal the identity of the cast, the mask and distorted voices are also symbolic of the double life LGBTQ+ Nigerians have to live for their safety and security.
Director
Victor Ugoo Njoku
Writer
Victor Ugoo Njoku
Languages
English, Igbo, Yoruba
Studio
VUN Productions
Cast
Maya
Silva
Ijeoma
Emmanuella (Man on Skirt)
CJ
Jeffrey
Zikoranachukwuebuka Ikebuaku
Narrator
Production
Company
VUN Productions
Company
Aguocha
Producer
Victor Ugoo Njoku
Producer
Ebuka Njoku
Producer
Neec Nonso
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