Trouble Sleep
Fred, unemployed graduate like many young Nigerians, is starting a new job as a taxi driver. As for Akin, he taxes commercial vehicles for the national transport union. They both operate in the rich urban landscape of Ibadan, in which Alain Kassanda’s camera choreographs the multiplicity and perpetual power relations at play.
Festivals and awards :
Dok Leipzig, 2020, Golden Dove, best short documentary filmVisions du réel, 2020, Special Jury MentionFilmer le travail, 2021, Jury Special MentionOpen City Documentary Festival, 2020, International competitionDoc Point Helsinki, 2021, International competitionZagreb Dox, 2021, International competition