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When a Farm Goes Aflame

  • When a farm goes aflame, the flakes fly home to bear the tale (Working title)
Documentary | 2018-2021 | Docu | Germany

Main data

Shooting data

Start of shooting02/01/2018
End of shooting15/04/2020
Filming regionsCanada, Denmark, Nigeria, USA

Brief synopsis

A filmmaker completes his debut film: A reflection on his parents assumed monogamous long distance marriage as well as his own Nigerian background and identity. He thereafter accidentally discovers his father's secret; a second family throughout the last 30 years. This revelation sends the filmmaker on a new quest, now focusing on his retired Danish mother and his newly acquainted younger Nigerian half brother. When a farm goes aflame is set in the aftermath of a lifetime of secrecy and denial, and attempts to bring together the stories and beliefs of all protagonists as they come to terms with their common past and shape their future. Moving fluidly between Denmark, Nigeria, Canada and USA, the film gently unfolds as a poetic and psychologically complex exploration of the meeting between western and African concepts of love, relationships and family.

Crew

ActivityNameComment
ColoristMoritz Peters
Director of photographyJide Akinleminu
DirectorJide Akinleminu
EditorMaja Tennstedt
Additional editorNaaman Bishara
Dramaturgical editing advisorChris Wright
ComposerDelphine Malausséna
ProducerFlorian Schewe
Executive producerYan Schoenefeld
ProducerFlorian Schewe
Sound designerShinya Kitamura

Production companies

CompanyComment
Film Five GmbH

Facilities

DepartmentCompanyComment
Film Processing/TransfersDigital Cinema Mastering
DCP Mastering
DCP Mastering

Awards

Award winnerYearAwardCategory 
Jide Akinleminu2022Global Cinema Film Festival Boston [us]
Best Director
Best DirectorWinner
Florian Schewe2021Achtung Berlin [de]
Preis der Ökomenischen Jury
Preis der Ökomenischen JuryWinner
Jide Akinleminu2021Achtung Berlin [de]
Special Mention Best Cinematography Documentary
Special Mention Best Cinematography DocumentaryWinner
Jide Akinleminu2021Achtung Berlin [de]
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
Prize of the Ecumenical JuryWinner
Jide Akinleminu2021Achtung Berlin [de]
Documentary
DocumentaryNominated
Jide Akinleminu2021DOK.fest München [de]
DOK.panorama
DOK.panoramaNominated
Film Five GmbH2021Achtung Berlin [de]
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
Prize of the Ecumenical JuryWinner
Jide Akinleminu2018Berlin International Film Festival [de]
Kompagnon-Fellowships
Kompagnon-FellowshipsWinner

Festivals

YearCountryFestivalComment
2021GermanyAchtung Berlin
2021GermanyDokumentarfilmwoche Hamburg
2021GermanyDok.Fest München
2021United KingdomBFI London Film Festival
2021ChinaShanghai International Film Festival
2021DenmarkCPH:DOX
2021ItalyBiografilm Festival
2021Burkina FasoFESPACO
2021United KingdomAfrica in Motion
2021GermanyBerlin International Film Festival
Perspektive Deutsches Kino
Perspektive Deutsches Kino