Shot over thirteen years, Crocodile follows Godwin, Raymond and their siblings as they transform a dusty backyard in northern Nigeria into a universe of homemade sci-fi adventures. Armed with a mobile phone, boundless imagination and an unwavering belief in their dreams, they set out to become filmmakers, creating stories that reimagine their future.

Winner of Best Film (Viewpoints) at Tribeca, Best Arts Documentary at MDAG Warsaw, and the Youth Jury Award at Sheffield DocFest, Crocodile is executive produced by Idris Elba. 

In dusty Kaduna, Godwin, Raymond, and their siblings transform a backyard into a world of spaceships and adventure. Armed with a mobile phone, unreliable electricity, and boundless imagination, they begin making sci-fi films that reimagine their future. Shot over thirteen years, Crocodile follows this homemade collective as they pursue filmmaking against the odds. Even as their work reaches global audiences, they remain rooted in a reality that offers little support. Blending vérité, sci-fi, and magical realism, Crocodile is a coming-of-age story about imagination, resilience, and the power to author your own future.

2026 Tribeca Film Festival - Best Film (Viewpoints)
2026 Sheffield DocFest - Youth Jury Award
2026 MDAG Warsaw - Best Arts Documentary
2026 Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale)
2026 Locarno Film Festival
2026 Millennium Docs Against Gravity Film Festival
2026 Melbourne International Film Festival
2026 Sydney Film Festival
2026 Whānau Mārama New Zealand International Film Festival
2026 Cartagena International Film Festival (FICCI)
2026 Mostra de Cinemas Africanos

Directors

Pietra Brettkelly
The Critics

Producers

Pietra Brettkelly
The Critics

Executive Producers

Sir Idris Elba
Fran Wyborn
Chelsea Winstanley
Diene Petterle
Cushla Dillon
Kath Jones
Dave Long

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