‘He asked me what I’d done sexually with a woman’: how Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor turned her asylum grilling into a film
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- Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor, a Nigerian-British director, premiered her debut film, Dreamers, at the London film festival. The semi-autobiographical love story is set in an immigration detention centre and explores her experiences fleeing persecution in Nigeria. Gharoro-Akpojotor expressed vulnerability during the screening, feeling exposed as she shared her personal narrative with a home audience after its earlier premiere in Berlin.
- This development highlights Gharoro-Akpojotor's rising prominence in the film industry, particularly through her company Joi Productions, which focuses on telling diverse stories. Her work not only contributes to representation in cinema but also sheds light on critical issues surrounding immigration and personal identity.
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