Big Cabal Media Goes Cinematic with Zikoko Life

Big Cabal Media has announced the upcoming release of Zikoko Life, a bold new anthology film series that explores love, sex, and autonomy through the lens of Nigerian womanhood.

Anita E. Eboigbe created the series, drawing inspiration from Zikoko’s popular editorial columns — Naira Life, Sex Life, and Love Life. She transforms real-life experiences into a cinematic universe that delivers both visual richness and emotional depth. Eboigbe says the series aims to “expand Zikoko’s emotional universe” and offer a powerful, artistic platform for truths people often leave unspoken.

Blessing Uzzi, the acclaimed filmmaker behind the globally celebrated Freedom Way, produced the series. She brings together three standalone films, each spotlighting a different dimension of womanhood and agency in today’s Nigeria. “These aren’t just films. They’re stories rooted in our truth — not imported, not idealised,” Uzzi said.

The series includes three standalone films:

The first film, What’s Left of Us, directed by Victor Daniel and Olamide Adio, follows Mariam, a woman who decides to stop having children. Her decision challenges social expectations and disrupts her marriage. Caleb Richards and Tolu Asanu star in the film, which explores body autonomy and economic power in relationships. The directors drew creative influence from Marriage Story and Revolutionary Road.

The second film, My Body, tells the story of a newlywed couple who struggle with intimacy, desire, and faith. Their inability to consummate their marriage forces them to confront deeply held beliefs about sex. Uzoamaka Power directs and stars in the film alongside Andrew Yaw Bunting. The film challenges widespread assumptions about sex in marriage. “Too often we hear things like ‘she can just lie there and let him take it,’” Power said. “It’s exhausting. My Body imagines a way forward.”

In the final instalment, Something Sweet, a woman in her 40s falls for a younger man and rediscovers the joy of romance. Dika Ofoma directs the film, starring Michelle Dede, Ogranya, Oladozie Chiedoziem, and Kanyinsola Erogbogbo. The story gently defies the notion that love has an expiration date. “You can still feel butterflies in your 40s. You can be desired, and you can choose,” Ofoma said.