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AFRIFF 15th Edition
Shorts

Ìfẹ́ àti Ikú (LOVE AND DEATH)

IFE ATI IKU

A film by Favour Babalola
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Shorts

Ìfẹ́ àti Ikú (LOVE AND DEATH)

IFE ATI IKU

A film by Favour Babalola

Nigeria12 min2026

Synopsis

In the age when heaven still spoke to earth, two gods were born from the same divine breath: Àránjìnmí (Àrán), god of lightning, and Inálábí (Ina), god of fire. Identical in form and bound by a single soul, they live under an ancient law older than creation itself: no god may love a mortal. When Àrán descends to the Yoruba village of Ìpẹ̀lẹ̀, an unexpected encounter with Adùké, a spirited young seamstress, begins to change him in ways he never imagined. As their bond deepens, the line between duty and desire grows increasingly difficult to ignore. Caught between divine law, brotherhood, and the pull of a forbidden love, Àrán and Ina find themselves on a path that will test the limits of loyalty, destiny, and the very order of the heavens. Ìfẹ́ àti Ikú is a Yoruba fantasy epic about love, sacrifice, and the choices that shape both gods and mortals. Please note there's an end credit scene.

Credits

Director
Favour Babalola
Writers
Favour Babalola, Samuel Nwadialo
Producers
Favour Babalola