We Need New Names


We Need New Names
We Need New Names
Directed byOnyeka Igwe
Directed by
Onyeka Igwe
A work examining contemporary Nigerian diasporic female identity through the contradictions inherent to an ethnographic reading of the funeral of the filmmakers’ family matriarch. Using personal archive to explore the concepts of female identity, diaspora, cultural memory and most importantly ‘fiction’.
Last Updated: November 6, 2025