Daughters of Chibok is an 11-minute Nigerian short film.[1] The virtual reality documentary tells the story of Yana Galang, whose daughter, Rifkatu, was among the 276 girls kidnapped by Boko Haram in April 2014 from their school dormitory in Chibok, northeast Nigeria.[2][3] The film was made to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping.[4]

Daughters of Chibok
Film poster
Directed byJoel Kachi Benson
Music byCobhams Asuquo
Production
company
VR360 Stories
Release date
  • September 2019 (2019-09) (Venice)
Running time
11 minutes
CountryNigeria
LanguagesHausa, English

Awards

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The documentary won "The Best VR Story" at the 2019 Venice Film Festival.[5][6][7][8]

References

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  1. ^
    • Sutton, Tara (3 October 2019). "'We cry and cry': pain endures for mothers of missing Chibok schoolgirls". The Guardian.
    • "Newsday clip: Chibok documentary wins film award". BBC World Service. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
    • "VR film documents ordeal of Chibok girls' kidnap". Reuters News. Reuters. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Daughters of Chibok tells an emotional story of Rifkatu Yakubu". Pulse Nigeria. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Benson's Daughters of Chibok goes to venice". The Guardian Nigeria. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Daughters of Chibok to feature at Venice Film Festival". Lifestyle. TheCable. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Biennale Cinema 2019 | Daughters of Chibok". La Biennale di Venezia. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Daughters of Chibok wins award at Venice Film Festival". 9 September 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Daughters of Chibok makes it to Venice Film Festival". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Daughters of Chibok". The Nation Newspaper. 14 September 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
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