The winning feature films will screen again this evening to close the festival, while the winning short film is available to watch for free until the end of the festival on BFI Player.
Winners of the Official Competition, First Feature Competition, Documentary Competition and Short Film Competition will be chosen by LFF Awards juries and revealed on 15 October.
British-Nigerian pastor, Jide Macaulay, has kicked against the death sentence handed to three men found guilty of homosexuality in Bauchi, Nigeria. The three
Son of Homophobic Nigerian Politician Comes Out, Responds to Trolls
Bolu Okupe says “Yes, I’m Gay AF” in revealing post. January 22 2021 10:38 AM EST
Bolu Okupe, the son of a former Nigerian presidential advisor, Doyin Okupe, hit back hard against haters who reacted negatively to his recent coming out. The younger Okupe posted to Instagram two days ago, wearing a pair of Pride colored swim trunks and holding a matching flag. Yes I m Gay AF, he wrote. Expectedly, the homophobia leapt out in some who saw the message.
Saying Okupe “could be a corpse” in Kenya, Adam Mligo wrote “We Black colored Never go against our God!! Stay with ur stupidity in France.”