Nigerian born filmmaker, Toyin Ibrahim Adekeye’s first feature documentary film, Bigger Than Africa, is scheduled to premiere on global streaming platform, Netflix.
The documentary explores the historical influence of Yoruba culture and how it has transcended across continents and connected the black diaspora.
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The cultural documentary dives into how the Yoruba culture of West Africa survived and transcended slavery beyond imagination to remain alive to this day in the New World.
Bigger than Africa takes you on a journey to 6 countries: Brazil, the United States, Cuba, Nigeria, Trinidad & Tobago, and the Republic of Benin.
Toyin Ibrahim Adekeye, the director says, “I hope it becomes a unifying documentary for all people of African descent irrespective of their countries. It’s a film that uniquely tells the stories of our commonalities rather than our differences.”
The film was produced by Motherland Productions and distributed by KAP Film with the participation of the New York based Management Agency EGMNY.
Bigger Than Africa is set to debut on May 13, 2022, on Netflix.
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The trailer of the cultural documentary was first released in 2018.
Watch the trailer: