Monday, August 31st, 2026

Korede Azeez, Fulfilment Nwaturuocha and Hajarat Alli Join Africa No Filter Cohort With ‘Daddy Bear’

With Difficulty Comes Ease director Akorede Azeez alongside producer Fulfilment Fuchi Nwaturuocha and screenwriter-director Hajarat Alli have been selected as part of an Africa No Filter cohort of filmmakers from Nigeria and Kenya creating gender-equitable, […]

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Uzoamaka Aniunoh: ‘With Difficulty Comes Ease’ Tested My Limits—And I Loved Every Minute

In the critically acclaimed film, With Difficulty Comes Ease, Uzoamaka Aniunoh embodies the role of Zainab, a recently widowed Muslim woman. She is stuck within the confines of her mother-in-law’s home and mandated to complete […]

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‘With Difficulty Comes Ease’ Review: Uzoamaka Aniunoh Breathes Honesty to the Complexities of Loss and Identity

Korede Azeez embraces heavy themes in her works. Her 2023 short, Halima’s Choice, a part of the African Folktales Reimagined anthology, takes us through love and loss in a futuristic world. In the first half […]

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Film Mischief 2023: Korede Azeez Had an Eventful 2022. Her Body Wants Her to Rest—And She is Doing Just That

Korede Azeez became a finalist in the Netflix-UNESCO African Folktales Reimagined competition about a year ago. She developed. She wrote. She directed. And she watched her conception come to life a few weeks ago. And […]

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Zabin Halima (Halima’s Choice): A Closer Look and Breakdown of Korede Azeez’s Short Film

The short films directed by the final six filmmakers of the UNESCO-Netflix competition were released as an anthology titled African Folktales Reimagined, stemming from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Nigeria, Mauritania, and South Africa. Halima’s Choice, a […]

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