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Hope Is a Word

  • Director Maria Galliani Dyrvik
  • Format Documentary films
  • Production Company Smau Media AS
  • Premiere 4th quarter of 2026
  • Producer Anita Jonsterhaug Vedå
  • Screenplay Maria Galliani Dyrvik
  • Duration 82 min
  • Writers Nnimmo Bassey, Barinedum Cecilia Mbee, Ukpono Bassey, OduduAbasi Asuquo

Oil extraction has ravaged the Niger Delta for decades, bringing violence and division. Poet and activist Nnimmo Bassey refuses to lose hope, and invites a group of young people to write with him. In that safe space, they begin to tell their own stories through poetry, finding a way to heal and a weapon for change.

After a lifetime of resistance, Nnimmo wonders: can they carry on the struggle?

Grants to Hope Is a Word

Allocations
Hope is a Word
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Date of decision: Jun 16, 2026 Applicant: Smau Media AS Awarded: NOK 75,000 Director: Maria Galliani Dyrvik Producer: Chiara Andrich, Anita Vedå, Femi Odugbemi Manus: Maria Galliani Dyrvik
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Date of decision: Jun 17, 2025 Applicant: Smau Media AS Awarded: NOK 1,400,000 Director: Maria Galliani Dyrvik Producer: Anita Jonsterhaug Vedå Manus: Maria Galliani Dyrvik
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Date of decision: May 7, 2024 Applicant: Smau Media AS Awarded: NOK 510,000 Director: Maria Galliani Dyrvik Producer: Anita Jonsterhaug Vedå Manus: Maria Galliani Dyrvik
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Date of decision: Mar 21, 2023 Applicant: Smau Media AS Awarded: NOK 420,000 Director: Maria Galliani Dyrvik Producer: Anita Vedå Manus: Maria Galliani Dyrvik