MOTHERS OF CHIBOK

In the organizer's words:

MOTHERS OF CHIBOK

D: Joel 'Kachi Benson, Nigeria/USA 2024, OmeU | DCP | 88 min.

The documentary offers an intimate portrait of four mothers coping with their lives in Chibok after the kidnapping of their daughters by Boko Haram in 2014. Filmmaker Joel 'Kachi Benson captures their enduring strength, their faith and their refusal to let tragedy break them. "MOTHERS OF CHIBOK is a tribute to resilience, these women are not just survivors - they are heroines. They have never forgotten their daughters, but they have found ways to keep living, laughing, dreaming and hoping." This cinematically gripping and emotionally stirring story of perseverance shows the lasting personal impact of an event that has long been forgotten by the media.

In the presence of the director Joel 'Kachi Benson

Cooperation: Peace Education Center Cologne
European premiere

The documentary offers an intimate portrait of four mothers coping with their lives after the abduction of their daughters by Boko Haram in Chibok in 2014. Filmmaker Joel 'Kachi Benson captures their enduring strength, their faith and their refusal to let tragedy break them. "MOTHERS OF CHIBOK is a tribute to resilience, these women are not just survivors - they are heroines. They have never forgotten their daughters, but they have found ways to keep living, laughing, dreaming and hoping." This cinematically gripping and emotionally stirring story of perseverance shows the lasting personal impact of an event that has long been forgotten by the media.
With director Joel 'Kachi Benson in attendance