WHAT I DO NOT KNOW WILL NOT KILL ME
A Hopeful Cancer Story.
Documentary Short Film
Funded Project
2024
Annabelle Ayangbade
Project Overview
Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable cancers in the world and yet in Nigeria, it remains one of the leading causes of cancer death among women.








01 - Details
What I Do Not Know Will Not Kill Me follows Dr. Aisha Mustapha, a gynecological oncologist and cervical cancer survivor, as she fights to change the reality of women's health in Northern Nigeria. This film does not just follow one woman's survival story. It follows what a survivor does with her second chance when she is also a doctor, an advocate, and someone who understands exactly what is being lost while the system moves slowly.
Dr. Aisha believes in the power of storytelling for advocacy and social change. This film is an extension of that belief. It is a portrait of a woman who was told she had cancer, survived it, and then spent every year after making sure other women would not have to hear those words for the first time when it was already too late.
This film was screened at the State House Banquet Hall, Presidential Villa, Abuja, Nigeria, as a tool for change during the official launching of the Partnership for the Elimination of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria.
- Supported by Ambassade de France au Nigéria, Storymi Academy Produced by Belle Visuals