Tag: Biyi Bandele
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Nigerian novelist and filmmaker Biyi Bandele has passed away.
Nigerian novelist, playwright, and filmmaker Biyi Bandele passed away in Lagos, Nigeria on Sunday, August 7, 2022. Biyi Bandele was born in Kaduna State in 1967 and did his undergraduate studies at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. During a long career, he worked with the Royal Court Theatre, and the Royal Shakespeare Company, as well as…
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Bandele, Eltahawy, Saro-Wiwa, Msimang are Bellagio Residency Scholars 2018.
Biyi Bandele, Mona Eltahawy, Noo Saro-Wiwa, and Sisonke Msimang are the Bellagio Residency Scholars 2018. The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center Residency Program offers academics, artists, thought leaders, policymakers, and practitioners a serene setting conducive to focused, goal-oriented work, and the unparalleled opportunity to establish new connections with fellow residents from a wide array of backgrounds,…
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Chimamanda Adichie’s Half of a yellow sun movie trailer out
We all read books then watch their movie version and complain bitterly that the director never did justice to the jewel we all read. It’s not often that we get to see books by our fellow Africans in the cinematic form so this post will please some of us. The movie trailer for Half of…