Following the cinematic release of DRY, the movie was accepted by several film festivals across the world and also received awards.
Private screenings to selected audiences also received great reviews and kick-started important discussions about
Edutainment
SCREENING & FESTIVALS
ZAMBIA
Screened DRY to leaders and policy makers including First Lady of Zambia Mrs Esther Lungu.
April 2016
GAMBIA
Screened DRY to leaders and policy makers including Vice President of Gambia, Dr Isatou Njie Saidy. Gambia officially banned child marriage one month after this event.
June 2016
CONGO
Held a private screening for DRY to mark the International Day to End Obstetrical Fistula. Addressed policy makers and ambassadors on measures to improve girl-child
education and maternal health care in Africa.
May 2017
NEW YORK, USA
Screened DRY and participated in strategic meetings at the 72nd United Nations General Assembly.
September 2017
Accra, Ghana
Screened DRY and participated in strategic meetings at the 72nd United Nations General Assembly.
September 2017
LOUISIANA, USA
I was the keynote speaker at the Ray Charles Week hosted by Dillard University. Screened DRY and gave a lecture on “The Emergence of African Storytellers and Their New Narrative
October 2018
SOKOTO, NIGERIA
Movie screened to traditional rulers, religious leaders, policymakers, women leaders and other stakeholders tasked with creating policies and encouraging lifestyles that directly affect their communities.
June 2019
BORNO, NIGERIA
DRY screened to students of a secondary school in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria. The movie elicited an emotional response from most of the young girls who were able to connect with the story of Halima, the young fistula patient in the movie.
December 2019
KEBBI, NIGERIA
50 women repaired at the Ministry of Women Affairs & Social Development VVF Center, Kebbi State sponsored by SNEPCo/NNPC
IBADAN, NIGERIA
20 women repaired at the University College Hospital(UCH) Ibadan + Donation of medical equipment. Sponsored by SNEPCo/NNPC
CROSS RIVER, NIGERIA
22 women repaired at the General Hospital, Ogoja, Cross River state sponsored by SNEPCo/NNPC
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