Spanner Films - Nigeria

We apologise for the break in diary service

franny — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 07:21:23 +0000

Hello anyone who might be reading this.

Sorry I haven't had a moment to get the diary entries from August to December up here.

This Crude idea might just work

sylvia — Tue, 15 May 2007 12:31:38 +0000

Seem to have accidentally become some sort of focal point for the protesters. There's a constant stream of people coming for meetings at our hotel at all times of day and night - suspect it may be because Robinson is doling out free drinks with our money.

Only cash talks in Nigeria

sylvia — Tue, 15 May 2007 12:16:46 +0000

Very hard to get veggie food in Nigeria so the avocado and peanuts on stale

Childhood recurring nightmare comes true

sylvia — Tue, 15 May 2007 12:06:34 +0000

Cold, hard custard and dry white bread for breakfast anyone? The plaintain is lovely.

Have we walked into a trap?

sylvia — Tue, 15 May 2007 11:56:49 +0000

Found our fourth Crude character yesterday. She is Layefa Malemi , a 22-year-old who has been fishing all day every day for the last two years to save up enough money to go to medical school so she can become a doctor and work in her village. She is quiet, calm, intelligent and funny. Absolutely perfect.

Hands in the air to "prove" you don't have weapons

sylvia — Tue, 15 May 2007 11:46:56 +0000

No weapons here

Flying over Nigeria's gas flares

sylvia — Tue, 15 May 2007 11:38:35 +0000

Had a last-minute first taste of Nigeria at the visa office yesterday, where all paperwork is stamped with "this form is not for sale" and the visa man tried to sort a quick business deal - cash upfront - between us and his real or imaginary clubbing pals. (Our cover story being that we're on a mission to bring Nigerian house music to the UK, for our friend's (real) record label.)

How to tell if the AK47 pointed in your face is loaded

sylvia — Tue, 15 May 2007 11:28:40 +0000

After various friends and family calmly and touchingly and repeatedly asked me not to go to Nigeria, I thought the least I could do to take their concerns seriously was a Hostile Environments training course.