Beyond The Veil Season 2, a series depicting different facets of northern women and they struggle to balance their personal life, family and career, hosted a mini screening for its cast, crew and limited guests at the Dunes Center, Abuja. The screening of Season 2: Episode 1, held hours post its premiere on Amazon Prime on June 7, which saw the series become the second most viewed series in Nigeria on the platform. Created by Nadine Ibrahim and Sifa Asani Gowon, and directed by Ibrahim, the series though told from northern female perspectives hold universal experiences like inter-tribal and inter-religious relationships, drug abuse, domestic violence, conflicts arising from a polygamous setting and the question of choosing one’s career versus having a family or doing both, that every woman can relate to.
Speaking on the importance of portraying the story via a northern lens, and the FCT, Gowon said the aim was a narrative that is ‘relatable, authentic and real’. “I grew up in the north, and recognize the lives of northern women. I recognize the culture, the tradition.
I am not Muslim but grew up around Muslims. There are some sensitivities and sensibilities that I recognize. So, it was very important for Nadine and I to get together and tell a story that wasn’t a gimmick.
And when people go see it they will go, “I know someone like this”, or “I recognize this”, “I can feel this”. “We think we told a story that while centered on northern women, is somet.
