FEATURES : Abba T Makama : The Filmmaker And Also Artist
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The talented filmmaker Abba T. Makama, the founder of Osiris, His affinity for art and filmmaking has made him a top in the movie industry.
Abba T Makama introduce himself and said my name is Abba TadurikiniMakama. I’m filmmaker, visual artist and creative director of OSIRIS. Osiris is company that creates magically concepts and strategies for digital and traditional media. I’m the third son of Samu’ila& Julie Makama. I was born and raised in Jos Plateau State.
Abba T Makama talks about What inspired his passion for film making and said i have always been a storyteller. Filmmaking is one of the mediums I use, but as far as I can remember I also loved telling stories, drawing comic books. My Dad recently told me I once did a drawing in nursery school the school wanted to publish it as book. I definitely get my creativity from Mom who is a horticulturalist and farmer. It wasn’t till I moved to the US for school that the passion ignited. I was studying business management at SUNY Fredonia Up State New York and I would always find myself hanging out with the Art students. When I moved off campus my roommate was studying film and that’s how the bug bit me. I remember re-watching Reservoir Dogs in 2004 and I was intrigued about how majority of the film took place in one space (a garage), and every minute of the picture was still so engaging, that blew my mind. I began to understand the power of storytelling in film.
Abba T Makama said if I’m not behind the camera I am either writing or painting. Painting is very therapeutic for me because I don’t hold back anything its pure uncensored creative energy.
Abba T Makama talks about his biggest achievement so far in the movie industry and said my biggest achievement as a filmmaker is the NOLLYWOOD Al Jazeera documentary I directed in 2014, which aired worldwide in 2015. The fact that people within the industry called me to tell how much they enjoyed it and how objective it was, was a good feeling. I did my best to tell the story of Nollywood from an evolutionary context as opposed to the one-dimensional view the developed world has of Nollywood, the “ shoot in one day and straight video Nollywood.“
Abba T Makama said if I had my way I would make a feature-length film every year like Woody Allen does. Shorts are just my way of still staying active and creative through the medium of film I love so much.
Abba T Makama talks about the Nigerian movie industry and said watch my documentary titled NOLLYWOOD, you can find it on Al Jazeera’s YouTube channel. The industry is in a perpetual state of evolution it can only get better.
The talented filmmaker Abba T. Makama, the founder of Osiris, His affinity for art and filmmaking has made him a top in the movie industry.
Abba T Makama introduce himself and said my name is Abba TadurikiniMakama. I’m filmmaker, visual artist and creative director of OSIRIS. Osiris is company that creates magically concepts and strategies for digital and traditional media. I’m the third son of Samu’ila& Julie Makama. I was born and raised in Jos Plateau State.
Abba T Makama talks about What inspired his passion for film making and said i have always been a storyteller. Filmmaking is one of the mediums I use, but as far as I can remember I also loved telling stories, drawing comic books. My Dad recently told me I once did a drawing in nursery school the school wanted to publish it as book. I definitely get my creativity from Mom who is a horticulturalist and farmer. It wasn’t till I moved to the US for school that the passion ignited. I was studying business management at SUNY Fredonia Up State New York and I would always find myself hanging out with the Art students. When I moved off campus my roommate was studying film and that’s how the bug bit me. I remember re-watching Reservoir Dogs in 2004 and I was intrigued about how majority of the film took place in one space (a garage), and every minute of the picture was still so engaging, that blew my mind. I began to understand the power of storytelling in film.
Abba T Makama said if I’m not behind the camera I am either writing or painting. Painting is very therapeutic for me because I don’t hold back anything its pure uncensored creative energy.
Abba T Makama talks about his biggest achievement so far in the movie industry and said my biggest achievement as a filmmaker is the NOLLYWOOD Al Jazeera documentary I directed in 2014, which aired worldwide in 2015. The fact that people within the industry called me to tell how much they enjoyed it and how objective it was, was a good feeling. I did my best to tell the story of Nollywood from an evolutionary context as opposed to the one-dimensional view the developed world has of Nollywood, the “ shoot in one day and straight video Nollywood.“
Abba T Makama said if I had my way I would make a feature-length film every year like Woody Allen does. Shorts are just my way of still staying active and creative through the medium of film I love so much.
Abba T Makama talks about the Nigerian movie industry and said watch my documentary titled NOLLYWOOD, you can find it on Al Jazeera’s YouTube channel. The industry is in a perpetual state of evolution it can only get better.
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