GIVE ME A RIDDLE

A time capsule of a Nigeria and a Peace Corps both in the rambunctious bloom of youth, GIVE ME A RIDDLE documents David Schickele's experience as a member of the Peace Corps in Nigeria, before the Civil War broke out in 1967. The country was enjoying a golden age following its 1960 independence, a time full of hope and cultural ferment. Schickele is welcomed as family by the villagers, including his friends Paul Eyam Nzie Okpokam, Gabriel Ogar, and Manze Ejiogu -- speaking with them about their lives and the life of their country. Working in the cinéma vérité style of the time, Schickele imbues his deep love for Nigerian culture with brilliant use of local dance and music, along with astonishingly beautiful close-ups of the people he cared so deeply about.

And don't miss Shickele's companion film BUSHMAN screening 2/9 - 2/11!