Beverly Naya’s full feature documentary, Skin’, has been screened for the first time at the iRep Documentary Film Festival. The 2019 edition of the festival opened officially with the film on Wednesday, March 20.
The film, which is based on colourism, was directed by Daniel Etim Effiong and stared Eku Edewor, Diana Yekini, Phyno, and Bobrisky as some of the Nigerian celebrities that shared their views on colourism.
The first time producer joins several documentary filmmakers across the world that attended the 9th edition of the iREP documentary film festival.
The annual international documentary film festival celebrates the best of documentary films in Africa and beyond.
Bolanle Austen Peters and Lagos commissioner, Steve Ayorinde at the 2019 iREP film festival
For 2019, organisers noted that nothing will be different as the film festival kicked off on March 20, 2019, till March 24, 2019, at Freedom Park, Broad Street; and Nigerian Film Corporation, Ikoyi, Lagos.
Organisers also honoured the memory of the departed artistes who have contributed to the building and sustenance of the creative industry.
Watch the trailer for ‘Skin’ below:
By Oluwatoyin Adeleye
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