Abobaku

Abobaku
Directed by	Niji Akanni
Written by	Dapo Olawale [1]
Produced by	Femi Odugbemi
Cinematography	Niji Akanni
Production company	DVWORX Studio
Release date	2010 (2010)
Running time	35 minutes
Country	Nigeria
Languages	Yoruba and subtitled in English

Abobaku is a 2010 short film written and produced by Femi Odugbemi and directed by Niji Akanni.[2]

Synopsis

Aremu who must die with the king (Abobaku) was caught between pleasing his lover and following the tradition. He later got to know the king was poisoned by one of the Chiefs hence his health could be preserved as he pleases his pregnant partner.[3]

Awards

The film won the Most Outstanding Short Film at the Zuma Film Festival held in 2010 and Best Costume at the 6th Africa Movie Academy Awards as held on 10 April 2010 at the Gloryland Cultural Center in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria.[4][5]

Reception

10 years after Abobaku was released, it was played at Wole Soyinka International Cultural Exchange to celebrate the writer's 86th birthday . The film was similar to Wole Soyinka's Play ' Death and the King's Horsemen's.[6][7]

References

1. "- YouTube". YouTube.
2. "Abobaku! - The Nation". thenationonlineng.net. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
3. "Nigeria's Femi Odugbemi becomes member of Oscars voting academy". Punch Newspapers. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
4. "AMAA 2010: 280 films entered, as Ghana hosts nomination party - Vanguard News". vanguardngr.com. 7 March 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
5. Krings, M.; Okome, O. (2013). Global Nollywood: The Transnational Dimensions of an African Video Film Industry. Indiana University Press. p. 44. ISBN 9780253009425. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
6. "Ten Years After, Ab'obaku Movie Chimes at 2020 WSICE – THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
7. Online, Tribune (19 July 2020). "At 2020 WSICE, ritual suicide resurfaces". Tribune Online. Retrieved 27 July 2022.