About this Short Film
The Lion Heart (2025), directed by Hans Godwin Adikwu, is a short film from Nigeria included in the Focus on Ability International Short Film Festival. With tags such as blind, sensory disability and tailor, it offers a thoughtful exploration of perception, viewpoint and adulthood. Rather than prescribing a single reading, the film invites audiences to consider how sight and other senses shape identity and daily life. Quiet and attentive in tone, it fits the festival’s aim to highlight the abilities and perspectives of people with disability. Suitable for mature audiences, The Lion Heart prompts reflection on what it means to see and be seen.
Film Details
Film Transcript
Tomorrow.
Today or tomorrow? But today or tomorrow?
I will try to do it tomorrow. More than two months.
I—I, you know, you can't do this job. Quit. Do you understand?
Yes, sir.
You're a blind man. I'm competing with people that have two eyes.
Mr., be nice. Continue... the... me. I—I need my, I need my cloth today.
Sorry for yourself. Useless. Blind. Uh, just do it. I'm waiting.
Whatever you want to do, you can do. Please. I need my cloth. I was good. I was good. I'm done.
Please be fast. Mr. is ready. Let me see. Uh‑huh. Oh God, thank you so much, sir.
Please, I'm sorry for what I said. I'm so sorry.
It's okay. It's okay. No problem. I'm so sorry. Okay. I'm sorry for saying that you're useless. You're useful. See, I'm so sorry.
Okay. Okay. No problem. I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
Balance—your balance is 2,000.
Okay. 2,000. 2.
Yeah, I'll do the transfer.
Okay. You have my card number already?
Yes, I have it already. I'll send it to you, sir.
Okay.
Filmmaker
Hans Godwin Adikwu is the filmmaker behind this entry. See every Focus on Ability entry from Hans Godwin Adikwu.
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