Kadaria Ahmed, dir. Double Minority. 2025. 90 minutes. English, Yoruba, and Hausa. Nigeria. Daria Media. No Price Reported.

Kadaria Ahmed'sDouble Minority enters a terrain that is familiar but unsettled: the marginal presence of women in Nigerian politics.Produced in the aftermath of Nigeria's 2023 general elections, the documentary follows women politicians, aspirants, party members, and political actors reflecting on their experiences of electoral politics.Built largely around interviews, the film interweaves these testimonies with footage from campaigns, rallies, party meetings, and election activities.Participants speak candidly about campaign finance, godfatherism, religion, family expectations, and the hostility directed at women seeking public office.One candidate recalls being publicly dismissed as ashawo (a derogatory Nigerian term for prostitute), while others recount intimidation, harassment, political violence, and encounters with hired thugs.The documentary also recalls women who have lost their lives in the course of political participation, making clear that these dangers are neither exceptional nor abstract.Running through these accounts is another concern: women undertake much of the work that sustains political parties, yet relatively few become candidates, making meaningful representation difficult from the outset.Supported by the MacArthur Foundation, Double Minority premiered in Abuja in July 2025 before screening at the iREP International Documentary Film Festival in March 2026, where it prompted a lively roundtable discussion.It also screened at the African Film Festival Atlanta (AFFATL) about the same time, extending its circulation beyond Nigeria.For audiences familiar with Kadaria Ahmed as a Nigerian journalist, broadcaster, political interviewer, and founder of Daria Media, Double Minority represents a significant extension of her work.Ahmed has spent years interrogating political actors through interviews and by moderating a Nigerian presidential debate.Documentary allows her to pursue similar questions differently.Journalism reports events as they unfold; documentary preserves testimony, revisits experience, and sustains conversations beyond the immediacy of the news cycle.The film assembles voices ranging from Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, Ireti Kingibe, and Nnenna Elendu Ukeje to women whose political ambitions have received far less public attention.This range matters because not all the women speak from positions of authority.Some are still negotiating uncertain and often hostile political environments.One particularly striking image is that of a pregnant participant, reminding viewers that women enter politics carrying responsibilities the political system rarely acknowledges.