Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen (born 20 June 1971) is a Nigerian

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and film producer. Popularly known as De' Guvnor of

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Career

Imasuen has worked in the film industry since 1995, mainly as a film director and producer. He currently lives in

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. His films feature unexplored aspects of the African experience including tribalism,

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, crime, poverty, religion, and folk beliefs. Imasuen has filmed an epic movie titled ''Nogbaisi Ovonramwen'' in 2013. The film was about Oba Ovonramwen, the last independent

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''Nollywood Babylon''

In 2008, a Canadian documentary, '' Nollywood Babylon,'' co-directed by Ben Addelman and Samir Mallal, and produced by AM Pictures and the

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in association with the Documentary Channel, followed Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen while he was shooting his 157th film ''Bent Arrows''. The documentary played in the Official Competition at the

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in January 2009. ''Bent Arrows'' was released into the Nigerian home market in 2010.

Selected filmography

* ''The Soul That Sinneth'' (1999) * ''

The Last Burial ''The Last Burial'' is a 2000 Nigerian classic supernatural film, directed by Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen. Plot This movie tells a story of a man who had financial difficulties. As a result of his predicament, he was introduced to an occult group b ...

'' (2000) * ''

Issakaba ''Issakaba'' is a 2001 Nigerian film directed by Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen. Loosely based on real events, it depicts a group of vigilantes called the Bakassi Boys fighting crime as well as the alleged sorcerer Eddy Nawgu, who terrorized the Nawgu ...

(2001)'' * ''Private Sin'' (2003) * ''Enslaved'' (2004) * ''Moment of Truth'' (2005) * '' Games Men Play'' (2006) * ''Yahoo Millionaire'' (2007) * ''Sister's Love'' (2008) * ''Entanglement'' (2009) * '' Reloaded'' (2009) * ''Home in Exile'' (2010) * ''Bent Arrows'' (2010) * '' A Private Storm'' (2010) * ''Adesuwa'' (2012) * '' Invasion 1897'' (2014) * ''

ABCs of Death 2 ''ABCs of Death 2'' is a 2014 American comedy horror anthology film produced by Ant Timpson and Tim League. It contains 26 different shorts, each by different directors spanning various countries. It is a sequel to '' The ABCs of Death ...

'' (Segment ''L is for Legacy'') (2014) * ''"ATM (Authentic Tentative Marriage)"'' (2016) * ''Love Upon the Hills (2018)'' * ''Rant Queens (2019)'' *''

Enakhe ''Enakhe'' is an Africa Magic original crime drama set in modern-day Benin City. It was directed by Victor Sanchez Aghahowa and features Alex Usifo, Ivie Okujaye, Philip Asaya, Lancelot Oduwa Imaseun and Lota Chukwu. It premiered on September ...

(2020)'' *''Mutual Benefits (2021)'' *''For the Love of Isiuwa (2021)'' *'' Gbege (2022)'' *''Love Under Repair (2023)'' *''Senior Man (2023)'' *''Issakaba Returns (202

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Awards and nominations

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