Stakeholders in the filmmaking and healthcare sectors have concluded plans to explore how silence, stigma and inherited beliefs shape women’s reproductive health experiences in Nigeria.

Participants at a one-day film screening titled ‘ÀJOSE: The Stories That Bind Us’ will examine how everyday decisions around care, consent, pregnancy and reproductive rights are often influenced by fear, misinformation and social expectations.

The organisers said the initiative was necessary because many of the ideas shaping women’s health decisions today are inherited without critical examination.

The organisers said the initiative was necessary because many of the ideas shaping women’s health decisions today are inherited without critical examination.

According to them, the film screening, scheduled for January 19, 2026, at Alliance Française by 2:00 pm, will explore how unspoken truths surrounding women’s bodies and healthcare choices reverberate through families and intimate relationships, revealing the quiet consequences of cultural silence.

They stated: “ÀJOSE is about creating room to listen carefully, ask better questions, and acknowledge realities that are often discussed only in whispers.”

Meanwhile, at the centre of the programme is the premiere screening of Silence Is Loud, a short film directed by Abba Makama.

Known for his use of satire and surrealism, Makama takes a markedly restrained approach in Silence Is Loud, focusing on performance, emotional realism and the weight of what remains unsaid.

Alongside this central work, the programme will unveil two other new productions, screened in the presence of their respective teams:

Beyond film, ÀJOSE will host an outdoor visual installation titled: ‘Truths and Myths’, an immersive walk-through experience that places widely held cultural beliefs about women’s reproductive health alongside medically grounded facts.