Kelani, Gyang… lineup of directors for Lights Camera Africa film festival

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… well, you get the picture.

This year at the Lights Camera Africa 2018 film festival, 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