For Maria Ebun Pataki is a 2020 drama film directed by Damilola Orimogunje.

[4] Derin suffers a turbulent time while in labour and subsequently delivers her first child named Maria.

[5] Meg Otanwa revealed via an Instagram post that she intentionally gained weight for her role in the film in order to portray a realistic post-birth body.

For Maria Ebun Pataki received largely positive reviews as it was described by the BBC as "intimate, artistic, unusual" and by the Guardian as “a quietly affecting Nigerian film.”[3][4] A reviewer for the Daily Trust praised the writing saying "The performances are stellar in this film, but the writing is a blinding light.

The writers make the story connect with the audience by creating a world full of characters that are real and tangible".