Film Screening: My Father’s Book

Lianna Foundation presents a screening of My Father’s Book (2021), a 32-minute documentary by Idhebor Kagho and Akpor Kagho.

In the late 1970s and early 80s, as live bands in Bendel State (now Edo and Delta) gradually gave way to discotheque and DJ culture, journalist Caesar Kagho documented the transition as it unfolded. Decades later, his sons made a film about that archive and its significance.

The evening includes:

● A short live performance directed by Wasiu Eshinlokun

● Screening of My Father’s Book

● A post-screening discussion with co-director Idhebor Kagho

This screening arrives at a moment when Lagos is experiencing a new wave of disco. Afrobeats continues to merge with South African and Euro-American house music (through amapiano and other electronic music subgenres), while soundsystem culture gains global visibility.

The post-screening discussion will reflect on the film’s heritage value and on how documenting the culture we participate in enables remembrance, introspection, and comparative research across generations.

Idhebor Kagho is a Lagos-based cinematographer and film director. A graduate of the National Film Institute, Jos, and an alumnus of the One Fine Day Films programme in Nairobi, his cinematography and directing have earned him multiple awards and festival screenings across the globe. In 2024, he won an AMVCA for Best Short Film (The Broken Mask).

Akpor Kagho was a versatile filmmaker known for his work across screenwriting, directing, and acting. He co-founded the production company BCBLUNT Films alongside his brother, Idhebor Kagho. In 2014, he received an AMVCA nomination for Best Writer (Drama). Before his passing in 2019, My Father’s Book was one of the projects he was working on.

Wasiu Eshinlokun is a Lagos-based surrealist artist who creates art across painting, photography, sculpture, installation, and performance. Frequently, his work offers commentary on society, pressure, and the struggles of the individual. He recently exhibited in Responding to Stimulus, a virtual solo exhibition presented by Lianna Foundation in 2025.

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