What is a movie without a director or auteur as the French like to say?
Well, that would be akin to a football team without a coach, an orchestra without a conductor, a …well you get the picture.
This year at the Lights Camera Africa film festival running from Sept 28 to 30 at the Muson Centre, guests will be treated to 20 envelope-pushing films from across Africa.
But who are the directors behind these films?
Some have been at LCA before like Kenneth Gyang while others are first-timers
Meet them and their babies.
- Nosa Igbinedion
Film: U ME I
Year: 2018
Country: Nigeria
- Alexander Markov
Film: Our Africa
Year: 2015
Country: Russia
- Tunde Kelani
Film: Sidi Ilujinle
Year: 2018
Country: Nigeria
- Dagmawi Yimer
Film: Asmat – Names
Year: 2014
Country: Ethiopia, Italy
- Daniele Gaglianone
Film: Granma
Year: 2017
Country: Italy, Nigeria
- Adekunle Adejuyigbe
Film: The Delivery Boy
Year: 2017
Country: Nigeria
- Kenneth Gyang
Film: The Lost Café
Year: 2017
Country: Nigeria, Norway
- Ema Edosio
Film: Kasala
Year: 2018
Country: Nigeria
- Christopher Kirkley
Film: Zerzura
Year: 2017
Country: Niger
- Chikezie Ifedobi
Film: Iko Ndu
Year: 2018
Country: Nigeria
- Emeka Ed Keazor
Film: Café of Dreams
Year: 2018
Country: Nigeria
- Manthia Diawara
Film: Negritude: A dialogue between Wole Soyinka and L.S. Senghor
Year: 2013
Country: Nigeria
- Onyeka Nwelue
Film: Agwaetiti Obiuto
Year: 2018
Country: Nigeria
- Remi Vaughan-Richards
Film: Hidden Treasures
Year: 2015
Country: Nigeria
- Stephina Zwane
Film: Baby Mamas
Year: 2018,
Country: Nigeria
- Kenneth Gyang
Film: Ignorance of Blood
Year: 2018,
Country: Nigeria
- Togbe Gavua
Film: Lucky
Year: 2018,
Country: Ghana