The Launch of KAPP And Conversations With A Film Director
The presentations of the candidates selected for the final of the Kayode Aderinokun Poetry Prize,posters reading Ake,Isara,Ibadan,the gift of the members of AWAB and the discussion with the director of the film The Man Died thrilled in many ways visitors to the festival.For instance, the candidates that participated in the final of the Kayode Aderinokun Poetry Prize made poetry enthusiasts to ask questions as to the use of heavy and light vocal articulations, how to classify the recitations as they were linked to the daily challenges of Nigerians.
A Birthday Gift From AWAB And The Confessions of A Nobel Laureate
The first banner titled Ake the years of Childhood took readers into the village of the author,the features of Egba culture and an insight into the revolts of Egba women against colonial tax.Ibadan was retained as a material of 13 chapters that will serve as a definitive guide on the ideology of the founder of the former Unity Party of Nigeria and his differences with the first Prime Minister of Nigeria.While the last banner You Must Set Forth At Dawn remained a narrative on his defence of democracy,Ken Saro Wiwa,attempts to discredit him, his first contact with the government of General Abubakar Abdul Salami and this appreciation of his status as a public intellectual in the form of a gift in braille language from the officials of AWAB was another emotional moment during this edition of 2024.
Conversations With The Director of The Film The Man Died
Film enthusiasts had a memorable afternoon listening to Femi Odugbemi,the producer of the film The Man Died talking about the production process of the film,his first meeting with his talent,his style of working,doing due diligence on his guests and the pleasures of doing this project on one of the titans of African literature.The CEO of Zuri24 Media also hinted that public feedbacks were highly positive,enjoined the public to go and watch the film and disclosed that a projection of the film at the Unilag was on the watch of his publicity team.
