VENICE 2026 Giornate degli Autori
Damilola Orimogunje • Director of Dear Ajayi
"These two sisters react at the society in their own ways, and for me it was very important not to judge them"
by Vittoria Scarpa, Daniele Zoico
VENICE 2026: The director talks about his second feature, set in 1990s Nigeria and centring on two sisters who are trying to find their place in the world
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Nigerian director Damilola Orimogunje talks to us about his second feature, Dear Ajayi, set in 1990s Nigeria and centring on two very different sisters who, in opposite ways, are trying to find their place in the world. The film is in competition in the 23rd Giornate degli Autori at Venezia.
