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Nigeria: 'Daughters of Chibok' Wins Award At Venice Film Festival
Premium Times, 9 September 2019
Kachi Benson's film, 'Daughters of Chibok' has won best virtual reality story at the 76th Venice International Film Festival. Read more »
Daughters of Chibok, a documentary by Nigerian film maker, Joel Kachi Benson, has clinched the 'Best Virtual Reality Story' award at the Venice Film Festival. The documentary tells the story of Yana Galang, whose daughter was among the 276 girls kidnapped in April 2014 from their school dormitory in Chibok, in north-east Nigeria.
The film Daughters of Chibok addresses the impact the kidnapping has had on the girls' family members, and aims to serve as a reminder to the global community on the need to rescue the remaining 112 schoolgirls still in the clutches of Boko Haram.
The new documentary 'Stolen Daughters: Kidnapped by Boko Haram' tells the story of the girls' time in captivity and follows their lives over the past year. The film shows how the ... Read more »
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