“Employee of The Month is a short film I wrote, directed, and produced following the Nigerian government’s heavy-handed response to peaceful protests against police brutality. I wish to shed light on the atrocities committed by a repressive government.
Ostensibly, the film is about the wanton killing of citizens fighting for their civil rights, but the true subject of the story is the inequitable and fleeting nature of human existence, even for those who play by the rules. The title of the film is a very deliberate choice because the Nigerian President once infamously blamed the youth for the country’s high unemployment, claiming they are ‘lazy youth’. This could not be farther from the truth. The average Nigerian is resourceful, resilient, and hardworking. The youth are no different.”
– Goga Clay, Director of Employee of the Month
Synopsis
Ibinabo, a young husband and father-to-be, lives an unremarkable but exemplary life. He strives to prove himself to his boss, but gets caught up in the horrors of the October 2020 protests against police brutality.
Written and Directed by — Goga Clay
Produced by — Goga Clay, Kolade Shasi, Adetokunbo Opaleye
Executive Producer — Olurotimi Ajibola
Executive Producers — Omoniyi Ajibola, Seyi Ajibola, Ohioze Inuigbe, Alex Irune
Director of Photography — Mathias “Maciej” Rolbiecki
Production Design — Kolawole “Brainz” Adeniji
Edited by — Adelaja Adebayo
Supervising Editors — Goga Clay, Mathias “Maciej” Rolbiecki
Cast (in order of appearance)
Sandra — Elma Mbadiwe
Ibinabo — Tope Tedela
Cab Driver — Kelvin Omonua
Barnabas — Goga Clay
Female Office Colleague — Oma Amadi
Male Office Colleague — Anthony Mensah
Ronke — Edith Iruene
Male Office Colleague — Charles Lenny
Male Office Colleague — Folorunsho Tobi
Female Office Colleague — Blessing Isioma
Female Office Colleague — Omosede Precious
Male Office Colleague — Uche Godson
Store Clerk — Dipo Merriman-Johnson
Cab Driver — Victor Okechukwu
Male Mourner — Tope Sadiq
Female Mourner — Helen Anyaegbuna
Crew
Production Manager — Austin Bamidele
Assistant Director — Victor Ayegba Atsah
Sound Design — Luis Huesca
Colorist — Keith Jenson
Art Director — Kolawole Adeniji
Set Design — Ayeblue Gbenga
Steadicam Operator — Abiodun Fajumo
Focus Puller — Raphael Oloko
Camera Assistant — Kolawole Olatunde
Still Photography — Tolu Okunola
Script Supervisor — Victor Atsah
Casting Director — Kolade Shasi
Sound Recordist — Babatunde Badmus
Boom Operator — Abdullahi Sanu
Property Master — Aidelokhi Abolagba
Gaffer — Muritala Abdussalam
Best Boy — Taiwo Adewunmi
Spark — Olaolu Ojo
Light Assistant — Solihu Asalapa
Key Grip — Abiodun Fajumo
Costume Designer — Ngozi Okafor
Wardrobe Manager — Irene Rume
Key Makeup Artist — Aminat Bolaji
Grips — Kelvin Omonua, Michael Osega
Location Driver — Ogbodo Obiajulu
Production Assistants — Victor Anifowos, James Jumbo
