{"id":10471,"date":"2017-01-20T20:00:40","date_gmt":"2017-01-20T19:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=10471"},"modified":"2017-01-20T20:00:40","modified_gmt":"2017-01-20T19:00:40","slug":"okonjo-iwealas-daughter-uzodinmas-movie-waiting-for-hassana-to-premiere-at-sundance-film-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/okonjo-iwealas-daughter-uzodinmas-movie-waiting-for-hassana-to-premiere-at-sundance-film-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Okonjo-Iweala\u2019s daughter, Uzodinma\u2019s movie ‘Waiting for Hassana’ to premiere at Sundance Film Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

The short documentary, the first Nigerian production ever selected to debut at the prestigious Sundance International Film Festival, focuses on the Chibok girls.<\/p>\n

Park City, Utah, January 2017 \u2013 WAITING FOR HASSANA is a powerful short documentary directed by Ifunanya \u201cFuna\u201d Maduka and produced by Uzodinma Iweala and Ifunanya Maduka. It will premiere at the Sundance International Film Festival on\u00a0January 20, 2017.
\nThe short documentary, WAITING FOR HASSANA, tells the story of the Chibok abductions from a single perspective — a voice of one of the fifty-seven escapees. The film was shot over the course of 2016 in Nigeria by acclaimed Nigerian cinematographer, Victor Okhai. Nnamdi Asomugha, a Nigerian-American and former NFL cornerback turned producer, is the primary backer and executive producer on the project. Gallerist, Edward Tyler Nahem, and philanthropists, Ann and Andrew Tisch, are also executive producers.<\/p>\n

Ifunanya Maduka says, \u201cThis contained and intimate film introduces a new point of entry into the Chibok kidnappings. We know the global story, now we hear the personal one.\u00a0As the director, my aim was to visually and sonically plunge audiences into the psychological and emotional landscape of our subject. My hope is that audiences will leave feeling inextricably linked to her life and her story — that it will become as much their story as it is hers. That radical intimacy is, to me, the basic and necessary function of art. It was also important to me that a Nigerian told this story, and I am proud that our crew reflects that drive.\u201d<\/p>\n

Uzodinma Iweala says, \u201cWithin every tragedy there are incredible stories of resilience. When my mother came to me and said that people need to hear about the strength of these young women who have suffered the worst and yet still have so much to offer the world, I said I would help to get that story out there. WAITING FOR HASSANA is the result of a team of Nigerians dedicated to telling our own stories to ourselves and the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

WAITING FOR HASSANA is a film that seeks to reframe the narrative about the Chibok abductions by emphasizing the strength and perseverance of an interrupted friendship that is both a source of profound pain and intense motivation to pursue a better life through education.<\/p>

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Ifunanya “Funa” Maduka<\/strong>\u00a0is a Nigerian American filmmaker and professional cinephile, with a penchant for world cinema. Previously, she worked on the feature Half of a Yellow Sun, and the documentary, Building a Dream. The latter covered the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls, where she was a founding member and served as the Academy\u2019s first dean of students. Funa holds degrees from Cornell University and Harvard University. Waiting for Hassana is her directorial debut.<\/p>\n

Uzodinma Iweala<\/strong>\u00a0is an award-winning writer, filmmaker, and a medical doctor.\u00a0 His first novel,\u00a0Beasts of No Nation,\u00a0<\/em>was released in 2005 to critical acclaim, and won numerous awards.\u00a0Beasts of No Nation\u00a0<\/em>was translated into 14 languages and selected as a New York Times Notable Book. It was adapted into the Netflix Film by the same name.\u00a0 He is also the Editor-in-Chief and CEO of Ventures Africa, a Lagos-based news platform covering police, business, and culture Nigeria, Africa, and the world.\u00a0 Uzodinma is a graduate of Harvard College, Columbia University\u2019s College of Physicians and Surgeons, and a fellow at the Radcliffe Institute at Harvard University.<\/p>\n

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