5pm | Sunday, May 10, 2026. | Alliance Française Lagos, 9 Osborne Road, Ikoyi | Free Entry.
Ahead of World Menstrual Hygiene Day (May 28), Screen Out Loud‘s 2026 programme kicks off with the Nigerian premiere of three award-winning short films CYCLE (Döngü); A LITTLE BAG FOR ME, and JANE AUSTEN’S PERIOD DRAMA.
All three films promote awareness around menstrual health education and period care by highlighting a range of related issues including but not limited to girl child education, misinformation, and the absence of support for young girls and women from their first through to their subsequent periods.
There will be blood, but there will also be humour and much-needed enlightenment dispersed sharply and succinctly.
We look forward to seeing you come Sunday, May 10 at Alliance Française Lagos/Mike Adenuga Centre for a unique cinematic experience. Screening starts at 5pm prompt (doors open at 4.30pm). Tell a friend to bring a friend and a friend of a friend!
This screening is organised in partnership with the Alliance Française Lagos and with the generous support of the filmmakers.
ABOUT THE FILMS
CYCLE (Original Title: Döngü; Turkey, 2023)
One day, a girl living in a village sees blood on her panties. She’s having her first menstruation, but she doesn’t know what it is. She hesitates to ask someone and tries to discover on her own. She finally finds an answer, but that answer is only the part of the cycle she’s in. View Trailer
Genre: Coming-of-age, Fiction | Runtime: 11′ | Writer-Director: Naz Çaybaşı | Producer: Tunç Eser Alıcı, Naz Çaybaşı | Language: Turkish (with English subtitles)
JANE AUSTEN’S PERIOD DRAMA (USA, 2024)
England, 1813. Miss Estrogenia Talbot gets her period in the middle of a long-awaited marriage proposal. Her suitor, Mr. Dickley, mistakes the blood for an injury, and it soon becomes clear that his very expensive education has most certainly missed a spot. View Trailer
Genre: Comedy / Rom-Com | Runtime: 13′ | Writer-Director(s): Julie Aks, Steve Pinder | Producer: Ellie Legerski | Cast: Julia Aks, Taímua, Samantha Smart, Nicole Alyse Nelson, Hugo Armstrong, Marylin Brett, Dustin Ingram | Sales: OUAT Media
A LITTLE BAG FOR ME (Australia, 2024)
As eleven-year-old Leonore gears up for the transformative milestone that is her first period, she embarks on a rollercoaster of self-discovery. Her mother Flore is determined to protect Leonore from her own negative experience by preparing her ahead of time. Accompanied by their family, the duo navigates the cringe-worthy and beautiful aspects of puberty, dismantling stereotypes with humour and heart. Their laughter-filled adventure transcends generational boundaries, capturing the magic of growing up. View Excerpt
Genre: Documentary, coming-of-age | Runtime: 30′ | Director(s): Flore Vallery-Radot, Leonore Addison | Producer: Flore Vallery-Radot, Marco Alexiadis | Sales: Kym-Louise Barton (AFTRS) | Languages: English and French (with subtitles).
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Alliance Française de Lagos/Mike Adenuga Centre (or @af.lagos) is a Nigerian-run non-profit institution dedicated to the promotion of French language and francophone cultures, which also provides support to the local arts community. It provides French language classes and promotes an alternative model for culture.