A Hotel Called Memory
Directed byAkin Omotoso
Written byBranwen Okpako
Produced byEgo Boyo
StarringNse Ikpe-Etim
Mmabatho Montsho
Abdi Hussein
CinematographyRob Wilson
Production
company
Temple Productions
Release date
  • 19 November 2017 (2017-11-19) (Lagos)
Running time
49 minutes
CountryNigeria
LanguageEnglish

A Hotel Called Memory is a 2017 Nollywood movie directed by Akin Omotoso. Notable for lacking dialogue, it has been called "Nigeria's first silent movie".[1]

Set and shot on location in Lagos, Cape Town and Zanzibar, the movie tells the story of a woman who has divorced her husband in Lagos and decided to travel to some parts of the world for self-discovery.[2][3] Written by Branwen Okpako, the film was produced by Ego Boyo and stars Nse Ikpe-Etim. It won the audience award for best experimental film at the BlackStar Film Festival in Philadelphia.[4]

References

  1. When the stars gathered for ‘no dialogue’ movie: A hotel called memory in Lagos, The Guardian, 25 November 2017.
  2. Izuzu, Chidumga. ""A Hotel Called Memory" is one of a kind: a Nigerian film with no dialogue". Retrieved 2018-11-18.
  3. NOLLYWOOD NETPLUS 2018 LATEST NIGERIAN MOVIES (2018-02-22), A HOTEL CALLED MEMORY(THE BEST 2017 LATEST NIGERIAN MOVIE) - 2018 LATEST NIGERIAN MOVIES, retrieved 2018-11-18{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. Daniel Anazia, A Hotel Called Memory comes on big screen in Lagos tomorrow, The Guardian, 18 November 2017.


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