A lesbian love movie titled 'Ìfè', produced by Cross River State-born lesbian, Pamela Adie, is set to be released online to avoid ban by National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB).
In the yet to be released movie, two young women fill the screen, reclining on a bed, talking about their hope of having children.
Same-sex relationships in Nigeria is a crime and it is punishable by up to 14 years in prison.
The producer Pamela Adie said "Ife" - which means "love" in the Yoruba language widely spoken in southwest Nigeria - would be released online to avoid any possible move by censors to ban it.
"I really feel that the censors board is playing a big part in stopping these kinds of stories from coming to the big screen... and it is just really stifling creativity," said Adie, who declined to provide a release date.
A trailer released online in July shows the women discussing their love and, as one character phrased it, the fear of being forced to choose between your family and happiness.
"The role of film is not to say 'this is right, or not'. I think that the role of film, and a filmmaker, is to portray reality as it is," said Adie.
Nobody has yet been convicted under the law banning same-sex relationships, which came into effect in 2014.
Same-sex relationships in Nigeria is a crime and it is punishable by up to 14 years in prison.
The producer Pamela Adie said "Ife" - which means "love" in the Yoruba language widely spoken in southwest Nigeria - would be released online to avoid any possible move by censors to ban it.
"I really feel that the censors board is playing a big part in stopping these kinds of stories from coming to the big screen... and it is just really stifling creativity," said Adie, who declined to provide a release date.
A trailer released online in July shows the women discussing their love and, as one character phrased it, the fear of being forced to choose between your family and happiness.
"The role of film is not to say 'this is right, or not'. I think that the role of film, and a filmmaker, is to portray reality as it is," said Adie.
Nobody has yet been convicted under the law banning same-sex relationships, which came into effect in 2014.
The controversial Obudu-born gay right activist had in 2018, announced that she was getting married to her lesbian partner.
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