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Creative Despatch: Watching Two Films Called Almajiri
The social reality is narrated in two very different ways in two Nigerian films, Almajiri and The Almajiri. One is about exploitation and survival, the other about education, intelligence and possibility. I explore what these multiple representations reveal about the Almajiri child, Northern Nigeria and the politics of narration.
August 23, 202610 min read