| Abobaku | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Niji Akanni |
| Written by | Dapo Olawale [1] |
| Produced by | Femi Odugbemi |
| Cinematography | Niji Akanni |
Production company | DVWORX Studio |
Release date | 2010 |
Running time | 35 minutes |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Languages | Yoruba and subtitled in English |
Abobaku is a 2010 short film written and produced by Femi Odugbemi and directed by Niji Akanni.[2]
Synopsis
Aremu who must die with the king (Abobaku) was caught between pleasing his lover and following the tradition. He later got to know the king was poisoned by one of the Chief hence his health could be preserved as he pleases his pregnant partner.[3]
Awards
The film won the Most Outstanding Short Film at the Zuma Film Festival held in 2010 and Best Costume at the 6th Africa Movie Academy Awards as held on 10 April 2010 at the Gloryland Cultural Center in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria.[4][5]
Reception
10 years after Abobaku was released, it was played at Wole Soyinka International Cultural Exchange to celebrate the writer's 86th birthday . The film was similar to Wole Soyinka's Play ' Death and the King's Horsemen's.[6][7]
References
- ↑ "- YouTube". YouTube.
- ↑ "Abobaku! - The Nation". thenationonlineng.net. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ↑ "Nigeria's Femi Odugbemi becomes member of Oscars voting academy". Punch Newspapers. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ↑ "AMAA 2010: 280 films entered, as Ghana hosts nomination party - Vanguard News". vanguardngr.com. 7 March 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ↑ Krings, M.; Okome, O. (2013). Global Nollywood: The Transnational Dimensions of an African Video Film Industry. Indiana University Press. p. 44. ISBN 9780253009425. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ↑ "Ten Years After, Ab'obaku Movie Chimes at 2020 WSICE – THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ↑ Online, Tribune (19 July 2020). "At 2020 WSICE, ritual suicide resurfaces". Tribune Online. Retrieved 27 July 2022.