A Hotel Called Memory (2017)
- Directed by
- Akin Omotoso
- Genre
- silent film, experimental film
- Country
- Nigeria
- Runtime
- 49 min
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A divorced woman leaves Lagos and travels to Cape Town and Zanzibar. She reflects on her life and searches for herself without any spoken dialogue.
meditativeintrospectiveslow-pacedvisually poeticcontemplativerestraineddreamlike
What happens
A Hotel Called Memory is a 2017 Nollywood movie directed by Akin Omotoso. Notable for lacking dialogue, it has been called "Nigeria's first silent movie". Set and shot on location in Lagos, Cape Town and Zanzibar, the movie tells the story of a woman who has divorced her husband in Lagos and decided to travel to some parts of the world for self-discovery. Written by Branwen Okpako, the film was produced by Ego Boyo and stars Nse Ikpe-Etim. It won the audience award for best experimental film at the BlackStar Film Festival in Philadelphia. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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