I always knew i had a sister who died a year before i was born and my mother regularly talked about her but i suppose i never knew the intricacies around the accident that took her life. My family is sort of like that. There are many things we don’t discuss. We laugh about […]
I don’t know what it is but Ireti Doyle has to be one of my favourite people in the world. I am not quite sure if it is her fierce honesty or unapologetic vulnerability, i can’t seem to put my finger on it. The first time i interviewed her was a few years ago […]
The Financial Times and OppenheimerFunds today announced the launch of the second annual FT/OppenheimerFunds Emerging Voices Awards, a global initiative designed to recognize artistic talent in emerging-market nations.* The winners in three categories – art, fiction, and film – will be announced in September 2016. Each winner will receive a $40,000 award, and two […]
Here is a new short film commissioned by Access bank’s Accelerate TV. It’s online channel. It was written by myself and directed by my frequent collaborator Imoh Umoren. It was the first time i got to write to a brief so was a new challenge for me which i thoroughly enjoyed. I hope you […]
Moby’s story was actually the first that i had written in the series. The actor Anee Icha plays the role of Moby and i have to say that it was such a collaborative effort. I met Anee whilst interviewing her during the promotional rounds of a television series titled ‘Before 30’. I don’t know […]
Launched in 2010 the Female Artists Development Project is an annual initiative to promote a more gender equal creative industry. Each year, artists are chosen to work on a project relating to a theme and provided with production stipends to complete their work. Along with the final exhibition, mentorship programs for young girls and […]
I am a bit of a restless spirit so I am constantly seeking newer and hopefully more compelling ways to tell stories. Don’t ask me if it works every time but i suppose that remains to be decided. So here comes another moment filled with excitement, trepidation and fright. For sometime now, I have been […]
Lights Camera Africa! is finally here. The organisers have been pulling their hair out trying to put this all together and i have to give a big shout out to Ugoma Adegoke the artistic director of LCA because her doggedness and unrelenting spirit is what allows her to keep bringing these ideas to life with […]
Talking Drum Entertainment, a UK based Film distribution company are giving away a pair of tickets to commemorate the UK cinema release of Tango with Me. The date of the premiere is Thursday, August 16 2012, at the multi-million pound newly refurbished Odeon IMAX Cinema, Bugsbys Way, Greenwich SE10 0QJ. Red Carpet starts from 6.30pm […]