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Produced by // Ella Utomi, Jide Adewale
Poem by // Ntongha Ekot
Starring, voiceover by // Jide Adewale
Music composed by // John Corlis
"Eko ile"
A man straddles a love-hate relationship with Lagos in which he attempts to not only grasp both the intensity and comfort that the city has to offer, but also to embrace it as his home.

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The City Odes Project is a passion project in which I collaborate with my composer, a poet and an actor to create a humanist, emotional, and visual story amidst the backdrop of a specific city. "Eko ile" is the second entry into this series and takes place in one of the most intense, vibrant, and overwhelming places I have ever been - Lagos, Nigeria.

The title "Eko ile" translates to "Lagos is home" in Yoruba, one of the primary languages in the country. For this piece, I wanted to capture the city in the language I encountered most when I was there - Pidgin English (which is sort of a local slang) as well as plain English, both of which my lead actor Jide Adewale (who also happens to be one of the producers) speaks as he narrates the poem. I wanted to create a character who personifies the feeling of living in Lagos in which the hustle is as real as it gets and the frenetic pace is nonstop. Lagos truly is one of a kind.

The final result here features the work of Ntongha Ekot - a Nigerian poet - who eloquently captures these push-and-pull feelings through her words, and my frequent collaborator John Corlis - an LA-based musician and composer - who complements the poetry with his emotional piano piece "Into the Atmosphere" from his latest album of the same title. My incredible producers Jide and Ella Utomi made it all happen by finding the locations, security and logistics; they took care of me during my memorable time there.

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"Eko Ile" (City Odes): A Cinematic Poem Short Film In Lagos, Nigeria By Sheldon Chau (2020)

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https://vimeo.com/403837073 Directed, shot, edited by // Sheldon Chau Produced by // Ella Utomi, Jide Adewale Poem by // Ntongha Ekot Starring, voiceover by // Jide Adewale Music composed by // John Corlis "Eko ile" A man straddles a love-hate relationship with Lagos in which he attempts to not only grasp both the intensity and comfort...

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