Ama Okonkwo

Director

London, UK·At Klein Cinema since August 2026·2 films

Documentary filmmaker working between Lagos and London. Ama makes patient, place-bound films about water, memory and disappearance. Her work has shown at Sheffield DocFest and IDFA.

Director

188 member awards

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The Salt Roads

Ama Okonkwo Nigeria, 2025

The Salt Roads

Ama Okonkwo Nigeria, 2025

A grandmother retraces the coastal paths she walked as a girl, before the water took them.

4K18 minEfik

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Winner · June

Screened June

Swimming Lessons

Ama Okonkwo UK, 2024

Swimming Lessons

Ama Okonkwo UK, 2024

Grown men learning to float, for the first time, at fifty.

4K13 minEnglish

Awards

Community Prize

Swimming Lessons · June 2025

Official Selection

Klein Cinema · 2 films

Sheffield DocFest 2025. Grand Jury Mention

IDFA 2024. Official Selection