Lady

  • Lady
Genre : Drama
Type : Fiction
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2026
Format : Short
Running time : 93 (in minutes)

In the restless night of Lagos, one of the city's few female cab drivers, Lady, survives by staying tough and focused. She dreams of escape, saving her earnings for a new life far from the chaos of this Nigerian metropolis. But when her long-lost childhood friend, Pinky - now a sex worker - returns with a burst of colour and trouble, Lady is pulled reluctantly into her orbit. Soon, she is driving a crew of glamorous, reckless, fun-loving women through the underbelly of Lagos nightlife. What begins as judgement develops into unexpected sisterhood: wild, tender and disarming. As Lady becomes entangled in their world, the nights grow more dangerous, and the city presses harder against old wounds that she has never confronted. Forced to face the trauma she has long outrun, Lady cracks open - learning to feel, to belong, to see herself through new eyes. When everything reaches breaking point, Lady must make a choice that will change her life's direction forever. In that choice lies a new kind of freedom: one rooted not in escape, but in transformation.



Film by Olive Nwosu (Director, Screenplay)with Jessica Gabriel's Ujah, Amanda Oruh, Tinuade Jemisey, Agu Ghineye Esthyraph, Precious Agu Eke

*Selected for the BERLINALE 2026

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  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
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