Filmmaker, Igbokweuche Chidinma has made her directorial debut with the
release of her short film, Mmachi through the Accelerate filmmaker
project.The short film premiered at the recently concluded African Film
Festival to a resounding success.Mmachi tells the story of a lady who
has low self esteem about her weight and her perception of others about
her.According to the filmmaker, the story was birthed after she saw the
length people went through to look perfect on social media. She realized
that as much as there are body shamers, sometimes we develop low self
esteem and forget to love the person that we are which leads to taking
drastic measures just to seem perfect on social media.Watch: Young filmmaker highlights the importance of Body positivity with her new short film, Mmachi
Filmmaker, Igbokweuche Chidinma has made her directorial debut with the
release of her short film, Mmachi through the Accelerate filmmaker
project.The short film premiered at the recently concluded African Film
Festival to a resounding success.Mmachi tells the story of a lady who
has low self esteem about her weight and her perception of others about
her.According to the filmmaker, the story was birthed after she saw the
length people went through to look perfect on social media. She realized
that as much as there are body shamers, sometimes we develop low self
esteem and forget to love the person that we are which leads to taking
drastic measures just to seem perfect on social media.
