Ifeatu Nnaobi

<May 2022> <Feature in Südwind magazin>

This article written by Milena Österreicher talks about finding joy through queer resistance. The feature includes excerpts from interviews with myself, Enesi M. and paidamwoyo dziruni, where we talk about doing decolonial and antiracism work through our craft. It is exactly the message we wanted to send with our music video ‘Sprout‘. It’s in a leftist international Austrian Magazine.

<April 2022> <Transfigured Boundaries @Cineteca Nacional de Mexico>

I was invited to share my video art – ‘S’ if for sparkly eyes” and “We want to go again” as a part of the curatorial program Transfigured Boundaries at the Cineteca Nacional de Mexico (National Cinema of Mexico). The national cineteca’s mission is to rescue, preserve, conserve, increase and catalogue the film and non-film collections, which make up the cinematographic memory. Transfigured Boundaries is a space that proposes to the spectator what film can be or become; where questions are posed regarding conception/creation/consumption of cinema. I was really pleased to share my work in la Ciudad de México.

Our first song + music video ❤
Shot in Vienna, Austria in summer 2021 and premiered at the Queer Museum at Volkskundemuseum during Black History Month in February 2022. It was also featured on the programme “Heimat Fremde Heimat” on the Austrian national TV station ORF.

Written by: Ifeatu Nnaobi & Enesi M.
Composed and produced by: Enesi M.
Shot and edited by Ifeatu Nnaobi; with additional camera by Mangoranges
Dancers: Mzamo Nondlwana, Mirabellapaidamwoyo, Mangoranges
Performers: Mzamo Nondlwana, Mirabellapaidamwoyo, Mangoranges, Enesi M., and Ifeatu Nnaobi

This year’s edition of ❤Queer B-Cademy❤ took place from March 18th to 20th at Kampnagel, in Hamburg. It featured artists including Sanni Est, BIPOC Film Society, Room Shakers, Noah Slee, DJ Wax, Alada and Naomi Bah. The theme, “World of Wisdom”, went into the depths of various sources that produce queer knowledge independently of German and European educational ideas. After all, the B in B-Cademy stands for “Being” – i.e. lively, artistic perspectives that do not require academic language and question outdated cultural myths. I was there to handle all things communication, including making some images for documentation.

Our shoot for the album cover of ❤“Break a cracker” by Enesi M<3. Available on all platforms.

I joined ❤Tales of Us❤ is a multi-media production company which creates platforms and experiences for storytellers to address critical global issues.

We took advantage of abundant sunshine in Lagos, Nigeria, to spontaneously shoot the video for ❤FYFR❤ .

I was commissioned to create a piece for the Digital Democracies Festival hosted by Brighton Digital Festival and Frequency Festival, UK. My piece <3″Ancestral Wisdoms – Ask an ancestor“<3 invokes deeper questions of heritage and connection for Black and people of colour living in the diaspora. Participants can engage in the project by asking any of their questions to a customised Artificial Intelligence platform.

It was great to facilitate the “Fueling Digital Activism Training” by the ❤African Queer Youth Initiative❤ (AQYI). AQYI is a network of youth activists and organisations mobilizing, supporting and amplifying the voice of LGBTIQ+ activists, building visibility and strategic networks in support in Africa.

The ❤Radical Film Network❤ Berlin chapter, graciously invited me to speak at the 2021 programme during their long night of short lectures. I talked about filmmaking for empowerment in Marginalized communities.

I worked on the camera team with ❤Tak theatre Aufbau❤ a transnational network focused on themes originating from Arabic-speaking countries, Eastern Europe, North Africa and Roma peoples.

It was an extremely hot couple of days covering the ❤African Book Festival❤ in Berlin. The yearly festival, organized by Interkontinenal e.V. attracts the brightest and best authors from the African continent.

Emilio Cordero, from ❤Naturata Brutalismus❤ invited me to collaborate on some images for the band.

"When you have true representation it just shows how rich the world is, how diverse it is," says filmmaker and Explorer Ifeatu Nnaobi #PrideMonth pic.twitter.com/qcTMEYNZ9F
— National Geographic (@NatGeo) June 28, 2021

❤National Geographic❤ has supported my work with grants, equipment and networking opportunities. I was very proud to be featured in this video during Pride Month.

❤ Chillawe and Enesi M. ❤ invited me to their video shoot for “ich will dich“. I made some BTS images. Naturally, the kissing scenes were my favourite.