Eagle Wings (2021)

This night the Dutch edition of the Nollywood Travel Film Festival ends with the closing film Eagle Wings (2021). Director Papel Apel will be present during the Dutch premiere of his film for an introduction and Q&A.

Eagle Wings, Nigeria's first-ever military movie, tells the story of an airforce fighter pilot who is caught in the harrowing world of insurgency. When a recently married commander is lost behind enemy lines, his brothers-in-arms swear to bring him home safely. The rescue mission leads them into war-torn territory and directly into a terrorist stronghold where loyalties are put to the test. Exploring the challenge of fighting for life, peace, and the freedom to love in the face of great violence, Eagle Wings is an uplifting journey through a terror-filled landscape and the power of newly found love, faith, duty and sacrifice.

The Nollywood Travel Film Festival (NTFF) is a traveling film festival committed to the promotion of films by Nigerians around the world. For the past seven years, the NTFF has been held in cities such as Toronto, Atlanta, Hamburg, Athens, London, Berlin, Glasgow, Helsinki, Oslo and Dublin. From October 5-7, the Nollywood Travel Film Festival will take place in Amsterdam, with Melkweg Cinema as its main base. Over the three days, the festival screens five feature films and ten short films created by Nollywood, Nigeria's booming film industry.

Africadelic is an annual festival in Amsterdam celebrating African cultural creativity, diversity and activism. Each year in May, on and around International Africa Day (May 25), Africadelic offers a week full of concerts, films and talks. The festival is an ode to the African continent and its global diaspora, showcasing the richness and impact that Afrodescendants have on global culture and society. In addition, Africadelic (co-)organises various events throughout the year, including this Dutch edition of the Nollywood Travel Film Festival.