Victoria Adeyele

Every meal is a fight, and everyone is on the plate

Set in the ever-vibrant city of Lagos, Alo is structured as an anthology of four short films, each zooming in on a different slice of urban Nigerian life. Whether it’s the grind of survival or the search for identity, each episode explores a different emotional terrain, anchored by characters that feel both familiar and fresh.

In order to save her family house from closure, Promise, aspiring event planner, is forced to babysit King Kator, a rising Afrobeats superstar, through the events of Art & Culture week. Sparks fly as she is forced to confront his headstrong ways. Promise also has to deal with her free spirited sister Favor, who is being caught up in the lives of the rich and famous.