01
INVESTIGATION
‘We drank each other’s urine’
Thirty-seven suspected illegal miners died in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Minna, Niger State, in September 2026.
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FEATURED FILM
NIGERIA’S PERIOD
POVERTY
A Nigerian researcher creates affordable, biodegradable pads to keep girls in school and protect the environment.
SELECTED WORK
Stories that
stay with you.
Documentary stories from across Africa — people, places and experiences that deserve to be seen.
02
HUMAN STORIES
‘We preferred to stay at home during our period’-Nigerian students
A young researcher in Nigeria’s Plateau State is developing affordable, biodegradable sanitary pads to help girls stay in school and reduce environmental waste.
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03
HUMAN STORIES
Escaping Libya
A trafficking survivor turned her 30-month ordeal in Libya into a rescue mission.
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04
INVESTIGATION
A Practice on Trial
Inside the political and legal battle over the future of FGM legislation in The Gambia.
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05
AFRICA
Silent Hunger
Inside northern Nigeria's severe child malnutrition crisis driven by soaring food prices and conflict.
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06
INVESTIGATION
Baby Bleaching
Nigeria recording a high skin-lightening usage rate on children.
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07
HUMAN STORIES
Vigilante Women of Jos
In Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria, Christian and Muslim women have united to form an inspiring all-female vigilante group.
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08
INVESTIGATION
Taba
An investigation highlighting the hidden addiction of women in The Gambia.
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09
SPORT & LIFE
Five Crowns, One Mother
How a Nigerian basketball legend conquered the continent as a surgeon and a new mother.
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CURRENTLY
Now
MAKING
THE SKIN SHE WAS GIVEN
DOCUMENTARY · NIGERIA
A short documentary exploring identity, beauty
and belonging in Northern Nigeria.
IN PRODUCTION
TARGET — NOVEMBER 2026
DEVELOPING
THE GRINDING MACHINE
NARRATIVE FILM · 2027
A gifted 13-year-old girl in Northern Nigeria
fights to pursue an education while feeding her family.
IN DEVELOPMENT
TARGET — Q2 2027
FROM THE FIELD
Fieldnotes
Ideas, observations and lessons
from the field.
ABOUT IFIOK ETTANG
FILMMAKER.STORYTELLER.JOURNO
IFIOK ETTANG
FILM · JOURNALISMTHE WORK
I’m Ifiok Ettang, a Nigerian filmmaker and journalist.
I telling human stories through documentary, narrative film and visual journalism. After years working in international journalism, including at the BBC, I’m building an independent filmmaking practice focused on people, culture, faith and the forces shaping our world.
Stories are not simply what I make.
They are how I understand the world.
FILMMAKER · STORYTELLER · JOURNALIST
NIGERIA · AFRICA · BEYOND
GET IN TOUCH
Let’s make
something
worth telling.
HAVE A STORY WORTH TELLING?
I’m open to documentary and film commissions, creative collaborations, speaking engagements and interesting ideas.
AVAILABLE FOR SELECTED PROJECTS
FILMMAKER · STORYTELLER · JOURNALIST
NIGERIA · AFRICA · BEYOND