”I Find the Defendant’, a short film by The Trybe, an emerging Nigerian film production company, debuted in Lagos with a gripping courtroom drama exploring fame, power, and consent.
The Trybe is a film production company passionate about telling authentic African stories, and aims to tell stories that spark conversation, question the norm, and overall, provide premium entertainment.
The short film with 95 percent crew members from Ebonylife Creative Academy 2025 third intake, was produced by Oguguah Denzel Ugochukwu, and directed by Michael Ajayi.
Michael Ajayi, diretor, I Find the Defendant (IFTD), stated that the short film follows a Grammy nominated Nigerian jazz star accused of rape by his girlfriend, sending his career into a free fall.
“IFTD is a Rashomon effect that explores a separate amount of the same incident; is a young woman sexually abused or is the man falsely accused?” Ajayi stated.
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