Nollywood Travel Film Festival | Sistá (2022)

About the survival instinct of a single mother and woman

Sistá tells the story of a single mother (Kehinde Bankole) who struggles to raise her two children, Fola Jr and Anu, after being abandoned by their father, Fola (Deyemi Okanlawon).

She manages to raise and train them well over the years by taking up various cleaning jobs in Lagos city. A few decades later, Fola resurfaces with his new wife (Bisola Aiyeola) and tries to carve a place for himself in the children's lives.

Sistá is a beautiful film because of its simple but effective storyline, a tribute to every mother who works hard to give their children a better life, which is brought to life by capable actors who surrender themselves to the storyline and by a filmmaker with a clear vision on how the story should be portrayed.

The Nollywood Travel Film Festival

The Nollywood Travel Film Festival (NTFF) is a travelling film festival aimed at promoting films by Nigerians around the world. Over the past seven years, the NTFF has been held in cities such as Toronto, Atlanta, Hamburg, Athens, London, Berlin, Glasgow, Helsinki, Oslo and Dublin. The Nollywood Travel Film Festival will take place in Amsterdam from October 5-7, with Melkweg Cinema as its main base. Over the three days, the festival will screen five feature films and ten short films made by Nollywood, Nigeria's booming film industry.

Africadelic

Africadelic is an annual festival in Amsterdam celebrating African cultural creativity, diversity and activism. Every year in May, on and around International Africa Day, Africadelic offers a week full of concerts, films and talks. The festival is an ode to the African continent and its global diaspora, showcasing the wealth and impact that Afrodescendants have on global culture and society. In addition, Africadelic (co-)organizes various events throughout the year, including the Dutch edition of the Nollywood Travel Film Festival from October 5-7, 2023.