Documentary Film 'On Your Own' Enlisted By Durban Film Festival

O.Y.O. (On Your Own), a documentary by Itegboje Daniel, a 500-level medical student at the University of Benin, has been accepted to screen at the Durban International Film Festival, potentially qualifying him for an Oscar nomination.

Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) is largely considered Africa's leading film festival. Founded in 1979 by Teddy and Ros Sarkin, it is Southern Africa's oldest and largest film festival, with over 100 screenings, the majority of which are regional premieres.

The festival hosts a competition in which the winners of the Best Documentary and Best Short Film categories are immediately nominated for Oscar Shorts and Documentary awards.

Itegboje took to his official X page to announce the selection of his film, saying in the post that he has always been passionate about filmmaking since his teenage years.

He said: “I grew up in a space that allowed me to diverge with my passions and started my teenage years with the dream of becoming a guitar maestro with dreams of playing in bands like the Cavemen and Alternate Sound but life had a different plan for me,”