Abbesi Akhamie

Sharing my top 10 African films! ♥️🙌🏽🌚📺 During my time teaching film producing in Lagos, Nigeria, I realized that many students were unaware of the rich African film landscape. This sparked a passion project - creating a syllabus to introduce others to the incredible world of African cinema! Want to explore the vibrant stories, talented filmmakers, and cultural treasures of Africa? Comment or send me a DM with your email address, and I’ll share the syllabus link! 🔗 Feel free to repost and share. Let’s celebrate and amplify African voices in film! #AfricanCinema #FilmSyllabus #LagosNigeria #TeachingFilm #AfricanStories #FilmEducation #CulturalWealth #ShareTheWealth

In “The Incredible Sensational Fiancée of Sèyí Àjàyí,” a scholar gets revenge after discovering her fiancé’s engagement to another woman. Click the link in our bio to help finish this film! 🎥 Director: @abbmona 🎬 Producer: @yetyakinola 📈 Funding goal: $10,000 ⏰ Campaign end: April 16, 2024 🏷️: #Kickstarter #LongStoryShort #filmmakers #indiefilmmaker #shortfilm #crowdfunding #independentfilmmakers #womenshistorymonth #whm #nigeria

Confira os filmes que integram a Mostra Competitiva Internacional do Festival Internacional de Cinema de Alegre, edição 2026. Sequência dos filmes neste vídeo: “Side A: A Summer Day” (Lado A: Um dia de Verão) | by Kin Fai Wan (Taiwan) / “Jazz Infernal” | by Will Niava (Canadá) / “The Swimsuit” (O Maiô) | by Amina Krami (Áustria, Alemanha) / “SOS” | by Anita Morina (Kosovo) / “Before 16” (Antes dos 16) | by: Loic Niyonkuru (Burundi, Quênia, Ruanda) / “Lanawaru” | by Angello Faccini (Colômbia, México, Estados Unidos) / “Leaving Ikorodu in 1999” (Deixando Ikorodu em 1999) | by Rashida Seriki (Nigéria, Reino Unido) / “No Quiero Ver el Sol, Quiero Ver el Sol” (Não Quero Ver o Sol, Quero Ver o Sol) | by Constanza Epifanio (Argentina) / “On The Edge” (No Limite) | by Sahar El Echi (Tunísia) / “The Incredible Sensational Fiancée of Sèyí Àjàyí” (A incrível e Sensacional Noiva de Sèyí Àjàyí) | by Abbesi Akhamie (Estados Unidos, Nigéria) / “When The Tiger Roars” (Quando Ruge o Tigre) | by LAM Can-zhao (China, Suíça, Malasia) / “Daria’s Night Flowers” (Flores Noturnas de Daria) | Direção: Maryam Tafakory (Irã, Reino Unido, França). Siga o nosso Youtube (link na bio) para assistir em tela cheia e mais qualidade. O Festival Internacional de Cinema de Alegre acontece nos dias 23 a 25 de abril de 2026, na cidade de Alegre, interior do Espírito Santo, portal da região do Caparaó capixaba. A programação apresenta 43 curtas-metragens capixabas, brasileiros e internacionais. As exibições acontecem na Biblioteca Municipal da cidade, com entrada gratuita, sujeita à lotação do espaço. #festivalinternacionaldecinemadealegre #alegreinternationalfilmfestival Check out the films featured in the International Competition at the 2026 edition of the Alegre International Film Festival.

Apresentamos os curtas-metragens selecionados para a Mostra Competitiva Internacional. São produções e coproduções que envolvem 20 países, com alguns filmes com estreia latino-americana, sul-americana e brasileira. O Festival Internacional de Cinema de Alegre será realizado entre os dias 23 a 25 de abril, na cidade de Alegre, interior do Espírito Santo, portal da região do Caparaó capixaba. As exibições acontecem na Biblioteca Municipal da cidade, com entrada gratuita. O festival é uma ação da Terracota Produções (@terracota_producoes ) e da produtora audiovisual De Repente o Rio (@derepenteorio.filmes ) e conta com recursos do Fundo de Cultura do Estado do Espírito Santo (Funcultura) e da Política Nacional Aldir Blanc (PNAB), do Ministério da Cultura (MinC), Governo Federal. O espaço das exibições é um apoio da Prefeitura Municipal de Alegre. Nos vemos em Alegre! #festivalinternacionaldecinemadealegre #alegreinternationalfilmfestival Here are the selected films for the International Competition Program. These are productions and co-productions from 20 countries, including some films making their Latin American, South American, and Brazilian debuts. The Alegre International Film Festival will be held from April 23 to April 25, 2026, in the town of Alegre, in the countryside of Espírito Santo, Brazil, a gateway to the Caparaó region. Screenings will be held at the city’s Municipal Library, with free admission. See you soon in Alegre! Production: @derepenteorio.filmes and @terracota_producoes

So…this is Me at the Maryland Film Festival. 😜 This is my last in-person film festival of 2025—and it was extra special because it was nearest to where I live (although 2 hours away). A few of my friends from middle school made the journey to come watch the film. It really meant a lot. 🥲

The Incredible Sensational Fiancée of Sèyí Àjàyí (In Theatre & Online) In the stylised African nation of Alkebulan, a brilliant scholar uncovers her fiancé’s secret engagement and unleashes spectacular revenge, finally claiming the recognition she’s always deserved. 📅 December 6 ⏰ 1:00 PM 📍 Vancity Theatre 🔗 Tickets & info: vancouverblackfilmfest.com @abbmona #VIBFF25 #AfricanCinema #ShortFilm #IndieFilm #WomenInFilm #FestivalScreening #VancouverEvents

While at the Beauty Expo, myself and award-winning actress @bridgetjohnactress were approached by a young photographer who wanted to take our photos. After a brief interrogration, we agreed. Go with the flow. It’s Lagos. Only in Lagos…. 📸 @huessane 🙏🏾

Opening Film Spotlight In the dazzling, retro-futuristic world of Alkebulan, brilliance meets betrayal in The Incredible Sensational Fiancée of Sèyí Àjàyí. A tale of love, intellect, and revenge told through Afro-futurist imagination, where a woman’s heartbreak becomes her awakening. Chosen as our opening film, it sets the stage for everything AAIFF stands for, bold storytelling, unapologetic African creativity, and the reimagining of our future through film. #AAIFF2025 #AfricanCinema #OpeningFilm #Afrofuturism #WomenInFilm

It’s been a long time coming but I’m excited to share that I’ll be hosting my FIRST—definitely not last—virtual class on film producing under the banner of my company @omosiandco . My friends, colleagues, and former students have been asking me to do this for some time and today I just decided to go for it. Yes, I spent a lot of time already building out the proposal and designing graphics but, most importantly, there’s no turning. Come and join me! 🙏🏾 🎬 FREE VIRTUAL CLASS Back to the Basics: Intro to Filmmaking 📅 Tuesday, November 18 🕗 8 PM WAT 📍 Online | Open to all 🔗 Register now — link in bio #OmosiAndCo #IntroToFilmmaking #NollywoodNow #AfricanCinema #NigeriaToTheWorld #FreeWorkshop #FilmClass #AfricanStoriesMatter

Programme Highlight 💫 THE INCREDIBLE SENSATIONAL FIANCÉE OF SÈYÍ ÀJÀYÍ (dir. @abbmona ) Thurs 30 Oct, 8.30pm at @filmhouse_edinburgh In the African retro-futuristic African of Alkebulan, Constance, a brilliant but overlooked scholar discovers her fiancé is engaged to another woman. With the help of her best friend, Constance hatches a bold scheme to expose fiance at his engagement ceremony, a move that unexpectedly brings her long-overdue recognition. Link in bio for tickets. With support from @screenscots & @filmhubscotland . #JaliFilmWeekender

AFRIKAMERA SHORTS: Change Nov 16 // 3 PM // @citykinowedding // OV with engl. subs // 98 min // After the screening Q+A with Mariame N’Diaye (LANGUE MATERNELLE) The short film program focuses on short and mid-length films that explore questions of emancipation and (female) empowerment. 🎫 Get the ticket in the link in our bio. 2️⃣ ​​LANGUE MATERNELLE (Mali / France 2024) by Mariame N’Diaye | In the 1980s, Sira, a young woman from Mali, leads a peaceful life in France with her husband Malick and their daughter Abi. Her everyday life takes place in Soninké, the only language she speaks. However, as Abi does not speak French very well, the school suggests sending her to a remedial class and asks her parents to speak mainly French at home. Sira refuses. 3️⃣ SOUS LE RONIER (Burkina Faso, 2024) by Baro Orokiatou | Struck by an incurable disease, Gnine, an unhappy wife, regrets her youthful love and sets out to experience one last moment of happiness. 4️⃣ THE MEDAILLON (UK / Ethiopia, 2023) by Ruth Hunduma | Ruth was a teenager when her mother passed down her Medallion, etched with a golden portrait of Nefertiti. Not only was this medallion an artefact, it was an emblem of her mother’s inconceivable plight. This story follows her early memories of the Derg Genocide. 5️⃣ MUNA (UK, 2023) by Warda Mohamed | A film about teenage dreams, dislocated grief and unexpected connection, following a British-Somali teen navigating a confusing mourning period for a family member she never met. 6️⃣ THE INCREDIBLE SENSATIONAL FIANCÉE OF SÈYI ÀJÀYI (USA / Nigeria, 2024) by Abbesi Akhamie | In the African retro-futuristic society of Alkebulan, a brilliant scholar discovers her fiancé’s secret engagement and takes spectacular revenge, unexpectedly earning the recognition she always deserved. #AFRIKAMERA2025 #18thEdition #AfricanFilmFestivalBerlin #AfrikameraShorts

My first time in South Africa was to attend FAME Week Africa where @theincredible.shortfilm won 3 awards—Best Costume, Best Production Design, and Best Film. The latter was quite a surprise! I hope to attend @fame_shorts_film_festival again next year but with clips from the feature. 🤭🥂 I’m continuously grateful to the team members and cast for joining me on this wild journey. Phone calls, prayers, laughter, and hugs. 🤗