the documentary, Mothers of Chibok, directed by Joel ‘Kachi’ Benson and executive produced by Joke Silva and Uzo Aduba, has won the Willy Brandt Documentary Film Award at the Human Rights Film Festival in Berlin.
The award comes as the film has continued to draw global attention to the lives of the mothers affected by the 2014 abduction of the Chibok schoolgirls.
The documentary revisits the story of the Chibok community 12 years after the kidnapping of 276 schoolgirls from Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, focusing on resilience, enterprise, education and community rebuilding.
Receiving the award on Benson’s behalf, a representative praised the filmmaker’s long-term commitment to the women featured in the documentary.
“What makes this documentary thoughtful is the long-term commitment behind it. Kachi Benson didn’t just go to Chibok and tell the story; he built years of relationship with the mothers and identified a sustainable way to grow and scale their existing farming businesses,” the representative said.
