
Obi Mbu (The Primordial House) (2021) is a 30-minute experimental dance film directed by Mikael Owunna and Marques Redd. It presents the cosmological story of how the universe emerges from the interactions of Eke-Nnechukwu, the Igbo high god, and Chukwu, Her masculine counterpart.
Eke-Nnechukwu’s entrance into the chamber was a major taboo which caused a massive explosion that simultaneously created the universe and martyred her. Chukwu cries tears of grief, a crucial moment of purification and healing.
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