ogechi films

WHAT WILL
BECOME OF
THE WOMAN?

Behind this filmThe story Cast CrewView creditsHide credits

A woman.
Every woman.

A metaphorical photoshoot becomes a reckoning with the roles a woman is expected to play. Film noir, classic Hollywood and postmodern absurdism meet in a story about success, choice and becoming.

What will become of the woman? We’ll just have to find out.

The cast 03 performers

Woman
Rachel Ogechi Kanu
Man
Victor
Baby
Chikaima Kanu
Voiceover
Rachel Ogechi Kanu

The crew 07 creatives

Director / DOP
Sean Omoluabi
Writer / Producer
Rachel Ogechi Kanu
1st Assistant Director
Joseph Ogbe
Gaffer
Nathan Odera
Runner
Samson Solomon
Stylist
Ebube Ude
Makeup Artist
Amira Muhammed
What Will Become of the Woman?
Settle in. Stay a little.Watch on YouTube

Applications closed · 22 September 2026, midnight (WAT)

Short film casting call flyer for the roles of Jauro and Zainab. View the full casting call

The next story
could have you in it.

We’re casting a new short film, shooting in Central Abuja, October / November 2026. Two roles, both for actors who speak the Fulani language.

  • Jauro 17

    A young Fulani man who is recruited into a military crew. He returns home to his family, changed.

  • Zainab 17

    Fulani. Jauro’s girlfriend. She is relieved to have him back but soon realises he is not the same boy he once was.

See the full casting call

The collective

Rooted in Abuja. Open to the world.

We make room
for our stories.

Ogechi Collective is a gathering of filmmakers, artists and curious minds. A creative home for authentic African stories, told with feeling and without a single way of seeing.

Founded by Rachel Ogechi Kanu in Abuja, we bring different voices into the same frame. Film is where we begin. Connection is what we’re here for.

More about the collective
Rachel in a white dress beneath the trees, in a scene from What Will Become of the Woman?
From the world of What Will Become of the Woman?Ogechi Collective

Different voices.
A shared imagination.

Stories in motion

All films

It takes a collective.

Meet the people behind the frame.
Rachel Ogechi Kanu in a black-and-white scene from What Will Become of the Woman?
Rachel, on screen in What Will Become of the Woman?

Meet Ogechi.

Rachel Ogechi Kanu
Founder · Writer · Director · Producer

For Rachel, storytelling lives at the meeting point of culture, community and creativity.

Her Nigerian-American heritage shapes a practice that moves between worlds. With Toujours Là, she brought together her love for the French language and the stories of Nigerian youth navigating the space between their artistic desires and their basic needs.

With Ogechi Collective, she’s making that space a little bigger.

A little more about Rachel

Many minds.
One frame.

Some of the collaborators who bring these worlds to life, on set and beyond.

Buddy Godgift Amos
Editor
Sean Omoluabi
Director & editor
Ojay.fpv
1st Assistant Director
The_odd_era
Gaffer
Bube Freda
Stylist
Samcine Visuals
Production runner

Beyond the frame

Read the journal
Rachel Ogechi Kanu with French Ambassador Marc Fonbaustier in front of the French, European Union and Nigerian flags

At the intersection
of culture & connection.

An invitation from His Excellency Marc Fonbaustier, Ambassador of France to Nigeria, brought Rachel into an evening of conversation about the possibilities between young Nigerian creatives and the French embassy.

A meeting of cultures. A shared belief in what collaboration can make possible for film and art.

“L’avenir est prometteur,
et c’est seulement le début.”
The future is promising, and this is only the beginning.Read the story