Nadine Ibrahim

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Nadine Ibrahim (born in Kaduna ) is a Nigerian filmmaker and director who is known for her socially critical short films . In 2017 she was named by the film portal Indiewire shadow and act as one of the three young filmmakers from Nigeria to keep an eye on. She is the CEO of a Nigerian -based multimedia company, Nailamedia.

life and work

Nadine Ibrahim moved from Nigeria to the UK at the age of 14 and studied media and film production at the University of Gloucestershire . Among other things, she carried out projects for the United Nations . Her short documentary film Through her eyes, which tells the story of a 12-year-old suicide bomber, was shown at the Los Angeles Cinema Festival and the Africa International Film Festival , among others . For the media group EbonyLife films and television she used cinematic means to tell stories of the ethnic groups of northern Nigeria, such as: B. der Hausa , Fulani , Igbira , Igala , Tiv and Gbagyi . Her short documentary film Marked , on which she worked for two years and which made her debut at the Aké Festival in Lagos, deals with the traditional scarifications that are widespread in Nigeria, but also taboo.

Nadine Ibrahim names Tyler Perry , Alfred Hitchcock , Spike Lee and Ang Lee as her role models. Another important influence she mentions is her mother, who worked for the government and through whose work she learned about poverty and corruption in Nigeria.

Filmography (selection)

  • Idéar . Short film 2015
  • Hakkunde . Short film 2017
  • Through her eyes. Short film 2017
  • Tolu. Short film 2018
  • I am not corrupt . Short film 2019
  • Marked. Short film 2019
  • Words cut deep. Short film 2019

Awards

  • 2018 The Future Awards Africa Prize for Screen Producer

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Three Young Nigerian Filmmakers to Watch. Retrieved October 26, 2019 .
  2. ↑ About. Retrieved October 26, 2019 (American English).
  3. ↑ Nadine Ibrahim. In: HAKKUNDE. Retrieved October 26, 2019 (American English).
  4. ↑ Enuma Okoro: Nadine Ibrahim: I want to tell stories that can change the world. In: Guardian Woman. Guardian Newspapers, March 4, 2017, accessed October 26, 2019 .
  5. ^ The Future Awards Africa Prize for Screen Producer. In: The Future Awards Africa. Retrieved October 2, 2018, October 26, 2019 (UK English).
  6. ↑ Immerse yourself in the taboo art of scarification via short film Marked. October 24, 2019, accessed October 26, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Nigerian filmmaker Nadine Ibrahim talks about the essence of being different. August 16, 2019. Retrieved October 26, 2019 (American English).
  8. ↑ In Conversation with Nigerian Filmmaker Nadine Ibrahim: 'The local stories matter the most.' October 22, 2019, accessed October 26, 2019 .
  9. ↑ TFAA 2018 Winners List. In: The Future Awards Africa. Retrieved October 26, 2019 (UK English).
personal data
SURNAME Ibrahim, Nadine
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Nigerian filmmaker and director
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century
PLACE OF BIRTH Kaduna