My Lagos Diary, a 13-series documentary chronicling the experiences of indigent people fighting to survive in the city of Lagos, will be premiering in the weekend. The series captures the work of Dr. Tony Rapu, chairman of the Freedom Foundation, with people who live at the margins of society, over a ten-year period.
The documentary takes viewers through clips from real-life encounters with people in some of Lagos’ most deprived communities, including drug addicts, criminals, and prostitutes. It goes behind the veil of popular perception of the weak and vulnerable to reveal their struggles and pains. The project appeals to the humanity of its viewers in a way that many would find compelling- as people who were moved to tears by it at an earlier private screening would testify.
Dr. Rapu says that the goal of the project is to get the public’s attention drawn to the plight of society’s underprivileged people. He also hopes that it would encourage people to support the work that Freedom Foundation does in Lagos’s impoverished localities.
My Lagos Diaries premieres on Saturday, January 21st, at FilmHouse IMAX Cinema, Lekki, Lagos. It will thereafter be aired on Freedom Foundation’s YouTube channel and TV stations across Nigeria.
Freedom Foundation is a faith-based, non-profit organization which aims to empower individuals faced by disadvantaged and vulnerable people in society by rehabilitating and educating them.
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