Lucky Orire Nwani is a 26-year-old Nigerian filmmaker on a pursuit to become a film director dedicated towards telling Africa’s stories.
“As a young creative, adding to Africa’s video entertainment industry is a personally drive for me, I hope to add value by creating content that will raise the standards for videos created by Africans,” says Nwani, who holds a BSc in Computer Science from the University of Benin in Nigeria.
His favourite African film and TV starts include Nigerians Richard Mofe-Damijo and Genevieve Nnaji and Kenya’s Lupita Nyong’o. His favourite film is 1972 American crime film The Godfather. The African creative Nwani looks up to the most is Nigerian screenwriter and industry veteran Tade Ogidan, particularly for Ogidan’s storytelling technique.
As part of the MultiChoice Talent Factory Academy’s Class of 2019, Nwani aims to learn how to make films that meet global standards and utilise all the film knowledge he gains to invest it towards making films for Africans.