American actress and comedian, Ayo Edebiri, has hailed the Nigerian movie skills following her encounter with the 2020 film, ‘Eyimofe’, saying it is a film she has watched over and over again.

Edebiri, in an ‘X’ post, said; “Eyimofe’ is a film by two Nigerian brothers and filmmakers, they made a gorgeous movie about contemporary Nigeria’ and it’s an intersecting story, and I have watched it like three times, once, myself, then with my friends, and then with my father”

The film was set in Lagos and also presented by the GDN studios, a subsidiary of Guardian Nigeria. However, its success story started when it won the Torino International Film Festival’s Achille Valdata Award in Italy.

The film is a two-chapter film that follows the stories of Mofe (Jude Akuwudike), a factory technician, and Rosa (Temi Ami-Williams), a hairdresser, on their quest for what they believe will be a better life on foreign shores.

Directed by twin brothers, Arie and Chuko Esiri, and produced by Melissa Adeyemo, the production was funded entirely in Nigeria, shot on 16mm and filmed across 48 locations in Lagos.

Executive Producers include Maiden Alex Ibru, Toke Alex Ibru, Olorogun Oskar Ibru, Kayode Akindele and Ifeoma Esiri.

Following a successful showing in 2020, the feature film Eyimofe (This Is My Desire) started the year 2024 with a selection in the World Panorama section of the 51st edition of India’s biggest festival, The International Film Festival of India (IFFI).

Since its world premiere, the film has been selected for different international festivals, including Indie Lisboa International Film Festival in Portugal, BFI London Film Festival in the UK, Mostra Sao Paulo International Film Festival in Brazil, Cinecitta International Film Festival (CIFF) in the Netherlands, Valladolid International Film Festival in Spain, The Viennale in Austria, Sharjah Film Platform festival in UAE, Vancouver International Film Festival in Canada, AFI Film Festival in the USA, Thessaloniki International Film Festival in Greece, New Horizons International Film Festival in Poland, Torino Film Festival in Italy, Hainan Island International Film Festival (HIFF) in China and Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) in Egypt.

Holding the film, Ayo Edebiri regrets not recommending it early enough but urges fans to go and watch the award-winning films. “Amazing amazing film, could not recommend early enough”