Bariga Boys (2009)
- Original title
- Bariga Boy
- Directed by
- Femi Odugbemi
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Nigeria
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This documentary follows street performers in a Lagos slum who use theater and music to confront poverty. It shows how they create guerrilla performances that speak to their daily struggles.
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What happens
Bariga Boys is a 2009 Nigerian documentary about street performers Segun Adefila and the Crown Troupe, who use guerrilla theatre, music and drama to address issues of poverty in the slums of Bariga in Lagos. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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