Abba Makama

Abba T. Makama is a Nigerian writer, director, visual artist and producer. He is known for directing Green White Green and The Lost Okoroshi. He is the founder and the creative director of Osiris Film and Entertainment. His films focus on telling Nigerian stories to a global audience and illustrate how connected and similar the world is regardless of national boundaries. His work is largely inspired by dreams and Jung's theory of the collective unconscious. His work also explores theme of classism, spirituality, tradition and in genres such as comedy, drama, mockumentary, satire and magical realism. Quotes "Painting is very therapeutic for me because I don’t hold back anything its pure uncensored creative energy." Abba T. Makama, The Guardian Nigeria, 2016. "Working with brands you have to be patient and you learn how to think collectively because you are creating something on behalf of a product that is consumed by millions of people." Abba T. Makama, The Guardian Nigeria, 2016. "DO YOU! NO HERD MENTALITY!" Abba T. Makama, The Guardian Nigeria, 2016. "Dreams are as important to me as waking life. We spend about half of our lives asleep so there is almost a reality that exists outside this present reality that we experience." Abba T. Makama, Senses of Cinema, 2019. "Dreams are as important as anything. I document my dreams, I write them, I draw them, I paint them and I have done an exhibition on dreams." Abba T. Makama, Senses of Cinema, 2019. "Everything that you see in real life is conjured up from a dream or an idea, hence my theory that we are all kind of living in different peoples’ dreams." Abba T. Makama, Senses of Cinema, 2019. "I think at a point we were bewitched by the idea of western education and this has caused some form of identity crisis within us. A lot of us don’t know who we are." Abba T. Makama, Senses of Cinema, 2019. "To the western world Africa is only synonymous to war, famine and poverty. I made this film to change the narrative of where I come from." Abba T. Makama, interview with the Cascade Festival of African Films, discussing Green White Green. "Making a movie in Nigeria is INSANITY! You are working against all the odds. The sound of a noisy generator interfering with your sound recording, cast and crew coming late due to the crazy Lagos traffic, Power failure, being harassed by area boys (street thugs) while filming. Its quite crazy." Abba T. Makama, interview with the Cascade Festival of African Films, discussing Green White Green. External link Category: Living people Category:New York University alumni Category:Film directors from Nigeria Category:Film producers from Nigeria