Movies by Ola Balogun

Owuama, a New Year Festival

Owuama, a New Year Festival

Short documentary about folk customs in Nigeria.

Black Goddess

Black Goddess

A Deusa Negra is a love story that spans two centuries. In 18th century Yorubaland, Prince Oluyole is taken prisoner in the course of internecine warfare fanned by overseas slave traders. He is sold into slavery in Brazil. In present day Nigeria, at his father's deathbed, the young Babatunde promises to go to Brazil and search for traces of their once-enslaved ancestors. Beginning with a Candomblé ritual, his journey takes him ever deeper into this culture and, in a dream-like sequence, affords him a deeper understanding of his ancestors' s...

In the Beginning

In the Beginning

Short film based on a Yoruba folk tale.