Eyimofe (This Is My Desire)

Slant Magazine by Derek Smith

Arie and Chuko Esiri’s film is understated in its attunement to the challenges of trying to escape a stagnant existence.

The New York Times by Devika Girish

The portrait of life that emerges organically from this understated, observant approach makes Eyimofe the rare social realist drama that conveys critique without didacticism and empathy without pity.

RogerEbert.com by Glenn Kenny

While the themes here are, of course, redolent of neorealism, the filmmakers don’t make ostentatious nods to cinema past. Their voice is their own; the camera is mobile when it needs to be, but stands still much of the time, letting the excellent cast build their characters as the events of the film test their endurance.

Variety by Manuel Betancourt

Painstakingly conceived and teeming with raw, unbridled energy, Eyimofe offers a sumptuous, keen-eyed look at modern Lagosian life.