Movies and TvShows featuring "niger-delta" theme.

Aleksei joins the Foreign Legion after a painful journey through Europe. Jomo fights against oil companies in the Niger Delta and kidnaps French nationals. Aleksei and Jomo's destinies merge as a Foreign Legion commando intervenes. Their journey continues across borders, bodies, life, and death.

Black November is a powerful and gripping drama about corruption and oppression in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. It follows the story of Ebiere, a young woman who finds herself caught in the crossfire of a conflict between multinational oil corporations, the Nigerian government, and a group of rebels fighting for justice. As she becomes embroiled in the struggle, Ebiere must confront her own personal demons and make difficult choices that could determine the fate of her people.

Time to Choose is a documentary that explores the various environmental challenges such as climate change, pollution, and deforestation that the world is currently facing. It focuses on the innovative solutions being developed to combat these issues and emphasizes the need for sustainable practices in areas such as energy, transportation, and farming. The documentary takes viewers on a global journey, highlighting specific locations such as China, Brazil, the Niger Delta, Indonesia, West Virginia, and California, where the environmental impact is particularly significant. It also touches upon topics such as the meat industry, the impact on wildlife such as orangutans, and the effects of energy sources like coal, oil, wind, and solar energy.

This action thriller narrates the tale of Gunpowder and Timipre, two natives of Oloibiri, the town where oil was first discovered in commercial quantity in Nigeria. Gunpowder engages in violent struggle in protest to the squalid living conditions in his community despite their oil wealth; accusing Timipre’s generation of doing nothing whilst their land was exploited and plundered.

Ken Saro-Wiwa witnessed the environmental degradation of the Niger Delta region caused by oil companies. He led a campaign against Royal Dutch Shell to share oil extraction profits. After peaceful marches, he was wrongfully tried for murder and hanged in Nigeria.

Crude Impact is a documentary that delves into the far-reaching consequences of the oil industry. It examines the environmental devastation caused by oil extraction, the economic and political power of oil companies, and the urgent need to transition to sustainable energy sources. The film explores the impact of oil on climate change, human rights, geopolitical conflicts, food production, and the overall health of the planet. Through interviews with experts and firsthand accounts, Crude Impact sheds light on the challenges and potential solutions in a world heavily dependent on crude oil.

The Karikpo masquerade - a traditional dance of the Ogoni tribe - is transposed onto the remnants of a faded oil industry programme in the Niger delta.

Hannah had her land taken, Rebecca wants to stop having children but her husband won't let her, and Naomi suffered because she refused to have sex for grades. Step inside the shoes of the women who live in the patriarchal world of the Niger Delta.

An American documentary filmmaker crosses the lines of Nigeria's oil conflict in order to bear witness to the lives of the militants engaged in the struggle, and the civilians caught in the crossfire. With breathtaking cinematography DELTA BOYS offers a never before seen glimpse of life in the volatile oil-rich Niger Delta. DELTA BOYS follows the lives of militant "Godfather" Ateke Tom who rules over his rebel camp with an iron fist, and Chima, a 21-year-old who left his home to join the fight. The film also shows life in a tiny fishing village where Mama, a 22-year-old, struggles to give birth amidst the conflict with no access to modern medical care. Their personal stories reflect a broad global struggle…

Ken Saro-Wiwa was a well-known Nigerian writer and activist who led a peaceful resistance movement against environmental racism practices by nigerian authorities and multinational oil companies in the Niger Delta, Nigeria. In 1995, along with eight other activists, he was tried by a fraudulent military court and sentenced to death. Through interviews with artists, activists and family members, the documentary presents its history, the impacts caused by the oil exploration in the Delta and the political and cultural relevance of artistic projects in London dedicated to its memory.