Iya Ni Wura: A Timeless Archive of 1980s Lagos

Iya Ni Wura shows how a film can freeze a moment in history. After watching, I realised it does more than tell a story. It preserves the sights, sounds and spirit of Lagos in the 1980s. The film follows twin brothers Goodluck and Adewale. They are separated in childhood and grow up on very different paths. One becomes a music star, the other a lawyer. Their journeys reflect how chance and change play out over time. I see three lessons about time in this film. First, movies act as archivists, capturing fashion, speech and social values of an era. Second, life moves in cycles. Goodluck’s rise to fame and his switch to independence echo patterns in today’s music industry. Third, generations turn in their own seasons. Young faces of the past give way to new voices, yet some themes remain constant. Decades later, Iya Ni Wura feels fresh because it holds a mirror to Nigeria’s past and present. It reminds us that as time moves on, art remains our most powerful record of where we’ve been.

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