This is Love

This is Love

Released on
Documentary
Runtime
72 mins
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This is Love tells the romance stories of 3 Nigerian LGBTQ+ couples and how they navigate romantic relationships in a conservative and hostile Nigerian environment. It is an attempt to humanize LGBTQ+ people in Nigeria by telling a story of how they find love amidst the risks and struggles. The cast includes a lesbian couple, a gay couple and a couple made up of a transman and a ciswoman. It covered conversations around acceptance, religion, health, the Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Act (SSMPA), and finding love. 2 out of the 3 couples wore masks and had their voices distorted. Aside from helping to conceal the identity of the cast, the mask and distorted voices are also symbolic of the double life LGBTQ+ Nigerians have to live for their safety and security.

Cast

  • Maya
  • Silva
  • Ijeoma
  • Emmanuella (Man on Skirt)
  • CJ
  • Jeffrey
  • Zikoranachukwuebuka Ikebuaku

Director

  • Victor Ugoo Njoku
  • Neec Nonso

Producers

  • Victor Ugoo Njoku
  • Ebuka Njoku
  • Neec Nonso

Screenwriter

  • Victor Ugoo Njoku

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