C.J. Obasi
25 Mar
It is perhaps one of the most travelled homegrown Nigeria feature in recent history. C.J Obasi’s Mami Wata, about the titular West African mermaid deity has earned several coveted slots at prestigious festivals and movie meets around the world and still counting.
11 Mar
Filmmaker Ike Nnaebue was not the only one that returned from FESPACO with an award. Award winning filmmaker C.J Obasi returned from FESPACO with three awards for his well-helmed black and white fantasy film, Mami Wata. The film, which featured in the official competition category, received the PRIX DE LA CRITIQUE Pauline S. Vieyra (African…
27 Jan
In an abandoned print works in a scruffy but bohemian Lagos neighbourhood, an improvised cinema has opened, gigantic black drapes blocking out the light.