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

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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