Voices Uprising

A FILM BY JOANA ADESUWA REITERER

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A protest against police brutality ignites a debate around complex legacies that plague Nigeria and how to overcome them.

Running time: 54 minutes, 38″

Languages spoken: English, Yoruba, Pidgin English, German

Subtitle: English, German.

protagonist

Statement

Musician & activist.

“Your reality and your consciousness are very linked. Your nation cannot be greater than your consciousness. Nigeria is the level of consciousness of the Nigerian people”.

Seun Kuti

Oluseun Anikulapo Kuti, who is called by the name Seun Kuti, is a Nigerian musician, singer and the youngest son of the famous Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Kuti. Seun leads his father’s former band Egypt 80.

Links: Website | Instagram | Spotify

Statement

Artist & Activist.

“I have witnessed the brutality of SARS. I can tell you stories about it. This is our lives; we are getting killed. I joined the protest. I saw people, strangers displaying that true Nigerian identity. Different religions, and diverse tribes, holding hands, standing together, singing together, protecting each other. I was glad to be there until the government could not deal with it anymore”.

DJ Switch

DJ Switch (Obianuju Catherine Udeh) is a Nigerian disk jockey, musician, and creative producer who has utilized her platform to increase public awareness of violence against peaceful protesters in the #EndSARS movement. An accomplished artist, she is the winner of several musical competitions, including the Redbull 3Style North/West Africa Regional Championship (2019), X Factor West Africa (2013), and STARQUEST (2008).

Links: Wikipedia | Instagram | Twitter |

Statement

University Lecturer.

“When you see a 10-year-old American. Whenever he speaks about America, he will say, “God bless America”. Can a Nigerian youth say God bless Nigeria?”

Dr. Habibat Oladosu-Uthman

Dr. Habibat Oladosu-Uthman is a lecturer in the Department of Arabic and Islamic studies at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. She is currently one of the focal persons at the University of Ibadan Gender Mainstreaming Office and a member of many administrative committees. Her vision is to build intercultural and inter-civilizational peace and harmony worldwide.

Links: Publication of research gate – BOKO HARAM AND GENDER-BASED TERRORISM IN WEST AFRICA

Statement

Political & Social activist.

#whereischijoke
“You must understand the economic aspect of all this. Justice in Nigeria is for the rich, if you can afford it”.

Obianuju Iloanya

Obianuju Iloanya is a political scientist and an advocate for social justice. She is a feminist, and a firm believer in youth leadership, gender equity and social inclusion. As an expert who experienced the brutality of SARS in her personal life – Her brother Chijioke Iloanya was arrested by SARS and never found to date, Obianuju continues to advocate against police brutality.

Links: Linkedin | Article on Medium

Statement

Sociologist & activist.

“What the African elite do is often also in the interests of the European elite. We must speak critically about this collaboration. Europe must finally give up and stop a lot of things. That alone would help a lot”.

Olaf Bernau

Olaf Bernau is an activist and sociologist and has since served in different roles as co-founder of a city commune in Bremen, in the anti-racist network “NoLager”, and cofounded the transnational network Afrique-Europe-Interact in 2010. He spends about 4 to 8 weeks yearly in West Africa, especially in Mali and regularly publishes in magazines. He is the author of the 2022 released book titled “The causes of flight in West Africa and what Europe should do”.

Linke: Website

“Lots of good men join the police force with great ideas. They want to protect and serve. But when they get there, there is a lot of corruption and no tools to protect and serve!”…James Amuta, Filmmaker

“There is nothing you can do without money. But you have to slow. Look for a good character before you can involve yourself with money”. Chief Egbelade Omikunmi, IFA spiritual leader.

“You cannot be in this country and be afraid of speaking out your truth. You are not saying what happened to someone else; you are saying what happened to you. And your country says don’t say it; you are embarrassing us”. Osai Ojigho, Ex-director, Amnesty Int. Nigeria.

“If you study the way of life of Africans, it is not just Nigerians, we kind of worship our leaders. Leadership without accountability is destructive. Our democratic system is strained democracy”. Pastor Yemi Davids.

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Joana Adesuwa Reiterer

FEATURING: SEUN ANIKULAPO KUTI. OBIANUJU ILOANYA. OSAI OJIGHO. DJ SWITCH. DR HABEEBAH OLADOSU-UTHSMAN. JAMES AMUTA. OLAF BERNAU. YEMI DAVIS. CHIEF ELAGBONIKI. IKOTUN COMMUNITY.

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Special Thanks to: Harald Reiterer, Amnesty International Nigeria, VIDC (Vienna International Dialogue), Seun Kuti, Olaseni Ajai, Oziegbe Odion, Buki, Abosede Amavi, Ehinor, DJ Switch, Mojirayo Nkanga, Ogedengbe Ayo Moses, Ceri Samvilian, Cherry art clay woman, Art of Play Centre, Israel Meriomame Wepke, Ogiku Osaruonamen, Perpetua Tekevwe Ejomafuvwe, Olugbade Adekemi, Adeyeye Abosede, Wilson Okonyeh-Dixon, Keldarella Rachel Eshiet, Eunice Elisha Eshiet, Rick Singer, Left Music, Annie Ohayon – Knitting Factory Management, Global Impact Church, Peter De Rock

Filmmaker

“I aim to open up a broad conversation around complex events that impact our society. Millions of enthusiastic micro-enterprises resiliently navigate a system not designed for them to earn themselves a survival income. Through their work, these SMEs uphold the idea of Nigeria. Being the largest black nation in the world, should their struggle not be debated within our global ecosystem?”

Joana Adesuwa Reiterer is a Nigerian-born/Austrian-based creative entrepreneur & filmmaker passionate about empowering SMEs. She founded Joadre, a business media & education platform serving thousands of African readers and the Diaspora. Joana has received several awards and nominations for her work as a human rights activist.