Disney’s ‘Madu’ Director Producing Documentary on Chibok Girls, ‘The Harvest

Nigerian filmmaker Kachi Benson, known for his work in documentaries and virtual reality content creation, is currently producing a film titled “The Harvest” for Hunting Lane and Impact Partners. The documentary focuses on the 2014 abduction of young students by Boko Haram militants from a school in Nigeria.

The documentary follows four Nigerian women and explores their experiences in the aftermath of the Boko Haram attack and kidnapping of 276 young girls from a school in the village of Chibok, Borno State, which occurred ten years ago.

Benson has previously created a virtual reality documentary titled “Daughters of Chibok,” which delved into the aftermath of the kidnapping. This documentary received critical acclaim and won the award for Best Immersive Story at the 76th Venice Film Festival in 2019.

Speaking about The Harvest, Benson told Deadline, “I have spent the last five years with the mothers and survivors of the Chibok kidnappings, I’ve listened to their stories, and what I’ve learnt is that these women are more than the tragedy that is mostly used to describe them. My aim with The Harvest is to give them a platform to tell their own story and show a side to these heroines that the world hardly sees: a community of mothers who have stood, and continue to stand as pillars, working together to make tomorrow better for their children. That is the ultimate bravery.”

“The Harvest,” which recently concluded principal photography, is produced by Jamie Patricof, Katie McNeill, Rachel Halilej, Samira Mohammed, and Adeyinka Oduniyi. “We were honoured to be able to work with ‘Kachi on this powerful film,” stated Patricof of Hunting Lane. “What the women in this film accomplish is nothing short of miraculous. They are real-life superheroes.”