Shiloh is a feature-length dramatic film inspired by true events, chronicling the extraordinary emotional and spiritual journey of Firdausi, a young Northern Nigerian woman with a long-suppressed gift of visions. When her 6-year-old brother, Lukmon, mysteriously disappears, Firdausi’s dormant visions reawaken, propelling her from the quiet tension of her family’s home in Kano to the chaotic heart of Lagos. There, amid spiritual struggle and urban intensity, she experiences a powerful personal awakening—culminating in a miraculous reunion at the Shiloh faith convention, a moment that reaffirms the enduring strength of faith, love, and family.

Told through Firdausi’s eyes, this story reframes a viral news moment from a deeply personal and culturally rich perspective—inviting global audiences into the often-overlooked world of female-led character-driven narratives in contemporary African life.

Why Shiloh Matters:
Shiloh is more than a story of personal transformation—it is a deeply human narrative about belief, resilience, and the invisible bonds that connect us. The film is adapted from a widely circulated 2019 BBC article that detailed the real-life story of Firdausi and Lukmon, siblings separated by abduction and reunited in a seemingly miraculous way. The story was written by renowned author and journalist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani who also wrote the celebrated novel, I Do Not Come To You By Chance. 

While media coverage largely focused on Lukmon’s experience as a child forced into street begging, Shiloh shifts the narrative to Firdausi’s spiritual and emotional evolution, exploring questions of faith, memory, and maternal intuition through a uniquely African lens.

This story offers representation of upper middle class Northern Nigerian women, often underrepresented in global cinema, and taps into universal themes of loss, hope, and healing. With a grounded approach to supernatural storytelling, Shiloh blends the intimate and the epic, the personal and the spiritual. 

Firdausi's personal transformation during the seven years her brother was missing and their dramatic and miraculous reunion is a compelling story worthy of the big screen.