Mara Mania is a documentary that explores the rise of Mara music, a high-energy street sound emerging from Lagos. Built on rapid rhythms, dramatic sound effects and viral dance culture, the genre has grown from neighborhood studios and dance circles into one of the city’s most vibrant underground movements.

Through conversations with DJs, dancers and producers at the center of the scene, the film traces the origins of Mara while capturing the communities that sustain it. Moving between intimate studio sessions, street performances and the digital spaces where the sound spreads, Mara Mania documents a grassroots cultural movement in real time.