Adekunle Adejuyigbe’s ‘The Delivery Boy’ Bags Best Nigerian Film Award At AFRIFF

The Delivery Boy, a film by Adekunle Adejuyigbe, has won the Best Nigerian Film award at The African International Film Festival (AFRIFF).

The multiple award-winning film is about Amir, a runaway teenage suicide bomber and his newfound ally, a young prostitute, who must rely on each other to survive the night while searching for answers to unravel the terrible secrets that made them who they are. Their journey takes them through the underbelly of the city exposing the hidden backside of the African society and its dangerous culture of silence in the presence of evil.

The movie which was released in 2018 continues Adejuyigbe’s tradition of seeking to tell vibrant African stories without diluting the cinematic experience.

Listed among globally-respected filmmakers Adejuyigbe has won a number of awards for his work, including Best Directing for a Musical (In short international Film Festival); Best Cinematography (Nollywood Travel Festival); Best Editor (In-short international Film Festival); Best Cinematography (Nigerian Music Video Awards) and Best Editor (Nigerian Movie Awards).