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About Us

The collective was founded in 2016 by
Mike Omonua,
C.J Obasi &
Abba T. Makama

The Surreal16 Collective, inspired by the Dogme 95 movement, emerged in response to Nigeria’s cinema landscape dominated by slapstick comedies and melodramas. Their mission, articulated through a manifesto of sixteen rules, aims to diversify Nigerian cinema by encouraging genres like Fantasy, Science Fiction, Horror, and Crime, alongside promoting artistically minded films…

SHOP XVI

Our Team

ABBA T. MAKAMA

Festival Director

CJ “FIERY” OBASI

Head Programming

MICHAEL OMONUA

Head Technical

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