Farewell, My Son
If you love him, do you let him go?
ABOUT
Ten years ago in their small village in Nigeria, Ruth’s husband-to-be left her and their young son to make a new life in the United States. Now, as the eleven-year-old Afam approaches his twelfth birthday, his estranged father has returned to take Afam to live with him. Ruth is struggling within herself, unsure whether she can let him go, and with how to break the news to her son, his two siblings, and the rest of the family.
YEAR 2022
RUN TIME 22:55 Min
EMAIL mr.chib93@gmail.com Website: Chib Vibz
CAST & CREW CREDITS
DIRECTOR Chibuzor Onyemenem
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Asea Onyemenem & Sharlet Onyemenem
PRODUCER Chisom Victor Olise
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Chijoke Ngobiri
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Joseph Onomuke (Oshogbo)
SOUND RECORDER Francis Edet
SCREENPLAY Chibuzor Onyemenem
EDITOR Chibuzor Onyemenem
PRINCIPAL CAST
Maxwell Williams Chimobi | Uchechukwu Ekene | Flourish Amazing Joy | Amarachi O. Ekuma | Kingsley O. Pro | Olomu Timothy Chinedu | Faith El-Paulson | Ogazi Monday | Chisom Victor Elise
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT
The idea for Farewell, My Son stems from my childhood life in Nigeria. It visually reflects the ways of life in a small village there, the food, culture, and language, and the countryside with its long dirt roads and open fields. I hope to portray a different view of how typical Nigerian children are raised and the lessons they learn from their parents, and hopefully debunk some of the stereotypes around being African.
DIRECTOR BIO
Chibuzor Onyemenem is a Nigerian-born filmmaker, writer, and director who currently resides in Baltimore, Maryland. He holds a bachelor’s degree in media production from Salisbury University, where he interned with PAC14 to create programs highlighting up-and-coming artists in Maryland and the surrounding region, and an MFA in filmmaking from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA).
FILM AND PRODUCTION STILLS
AWARDS
OFFICIAL SELECTION – 2022 Edo State International Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION – 2022 Prince George’s Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION – 2022 San Antonio Black International Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION – 2022 Turnpike Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION – 2022 Washington DC International Cinema Festival
FULL FILM
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
Chibuzor Onyemenem is a Nigerian-born filmmaker, writer, and director who currently resides in Baltimore, Maryland. He holds a bachelor’s degree in media production from Salisbury University, where he interned with PAC14 to create programs highlighting up-and-coming artists in Maryland and the surrounding region, and an MFA in filmmaking from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA).
(Update provided in May 2022)