In the four and half minute-long film, Entitled (2018), by the Nigerian-born British filmmaker Adeyemi Michael, the director’s mother rides a large black horse around the streets of Peckham dressed in purple and gold — colours associated with luxury and royalty both in the UK and Nigeria. People on the streets, in their homes and in parks, stop to ogle as the majestic woman travels around the neighbourhood in traditional Yoruba attire.
Many greet her as they would someone older or of a higher position back home, kneeling in various forms. In the voiceover, Michael’s mother talks about moving from Nigeria to the UK. “On one side, I’m Nigerian, and on the other side, I’m British,” she says in Yoruba.
