Nadine Ibrahim (born ) is a Nigerian film director.

Biography

Ibrahim was born in

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, in northern Nigeria, and was raised as a Muslim. Her mother,

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. At a young age, Ibrahim developed an interest in storytelling and filmmaking rather than traditional academic subjects. She moved from Nigeria to Great Britain at the age of 14 and studied media and film production at the

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. Among other things, she worked on projects for the

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and Fictionless films. Ibrahim was the associate producer for ''Hakkunde'', about a Southern Nigerian who encounters Northern culture for the first time. Her short documentary film '' Through Her Eyes'' was released in 2017. It tells the story of a Azeeza, a 12-year-old girl who was kidnapped and became a suicide bomber. The film was a semi-finalist at the Los Angeles Cinema Festival and was nominated in the short film category at the

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. For the media group EbonyLife films and television she used film to tell stories of the ethnic groups of northern Nigeria, such as the

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, Tiv and

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. She is the CEO of a Nigerian-based multimedia company, Nailamedia, founded in 2017. Her documentary short film ''Marked'', which she worked on for two years, was inspired by the marking on her aunt's face, and made its debut at the

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in 2019. It deals with traditional

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, which is widespread in Nigeria but also a taboo subject, however, the beauty aspect of it was what Ibrahim wanted to champion. Ibrahim listed

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and

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as her role models. Another important influence she mentions is her mother, through whose work in the government she learned of poverty and corruption in Nigeria. She has been named one of the top young Nigerian filmmakers to watch.

Partial filmography

*2015: ''Idéar'' (short film) *2017: ''Hakkunde'' (short film) *2017: '' Through Her Eyes'' (short film) *2018: ''Tolu'' (short film) *2019: ''I am not corrupt'' (short film) *2019: ''Marked'' (short film) *2019: ''Words cut deep'' (short film)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ibrahim, Nadine 1990s births Living people Alumni of the University of Gloucestershire Nigerian documentary filmmakers Nigerian entertainment industry businesspeople Nigerian film directors Nigerian media personalities Nigerian people of British descent Nigerian women film directors 21st-century Nigerian businesswomen 21st-century Nigerian businesspeople People from Kaduna