The Dissident Club Hosts Filmmaker Nnaebue

Vanessa Obioha

Filmmaker Ike Nnaebue who is currently in Paris, France for the editing of ‘No U-turn’, — his personal migration documentary — will be hosted by The Dissident Club today, July 2.

The club is a bar/cafe/restaurant in Paris managed by two Pakistani journalists in exile: Taha Siddiqui and Sara Farid. The duo organises debates, conferences, screenings, exhibitions and performances.

The virtual session themed ‘A Peek at African Cinema’ will see the filmmaker talk about African Cinema and the Nollywood success story. He will be joined by other African filmmakers and stakeholders like the Founder of Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF), Chioma Ude; South African filmmaker and Founder Bolobathaba Media Group, Molatelo Bossman; and Founder, African Film Consortium, Mykel Parish. The session will be moderated by Siddiqui.

Nnaebue’s short film ‘Wings of My Dreams’ will also be screened.

Earlier this year, Nnaebue embarked on a road journey from Nigeria to Europe to relive his young adulthood adventure when he tried to reach the continent through the backdoor.

Alongside his crew, the first part of the journey saw him filming from Lagos to Bamako.

However, they were forced to halt at Bamako as Morocco had to close borders due to a sudden spike in coronavirus cases in some of the cities. He will return to Morocco later this month to complete the journey.

“Deciding to start the editing in Paris was an amazing idea. I needed all the concentration I could muster,” he said. “I have the most amazing Co-Producer who knew she had to pull me out of Lagos and put me in Paris for 30 days to bring out the best in me at the most critical part of making this film.”

‘No U-turn’ is the filmmaker’s first documentary.