The 2020 #EndSARs protests in Nigeria got the attention of the world and the support of everyone from Beyoncé[2] to Joe Biden,[3] putting the spotlight on the worst symptom of the country’s mass incarceration problem: awaiting trial.
That social movement grew against the backdrop of #BlackLivesMatter putting violent criminal justice systems, rising incarceration rates and police brutality on the front burner of global conversation.
Taking a behind-the-scenes interrogation of this, with never-before-seen revelations from victims, survivors, activists, police and lawyers, this documentary looks at three families whose members have been killed or disappeared by the police, and tells the story of the discrimination and injustice that has destroyed their lives.
Directed by Chude Jideonwo (host of the wildly popular #WithChude,[6] a televised series of conversations, some of which have been featured by the New York Times and the BBC), Awaiting Trial was shot in Igbo, Yoruba and English.
Awaiting Trial was produced and directed by Chude Jideonwo with the recently launched Factual & Unscripted Content Studio, with postproduction handled by AMA Psalmist Visuals and music from Timi Dakolo and Ego Ogbaro.