Coconut Head Generation

Coconut Head Generation

2023 · 87 min · ★ 4.0 · Documentary

Every Thursday, a group of students from the University of Ibadan, the oldest in Nigeria, organizes a film club, transforming a small amphitheater into a political agora where they refine their vision and develop a critical voice. "Coconut Head Generation", a scornful expression to designate a stubborn and brainless youth, takes on a whole new meaning when the students turn this stigma around to claim their freedom of thought.

Directed by Alain Kassanda · Written by Alain Kassanda

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