Aderonke Adeola
Nigerian film director,producer and fashion entrepreneur
Aderonke Adeola is a Nigerian film director, art historian, fashion entrepreneur, script-writer and producer. She won the UNESCO prize at the 2019 African Film Festival for her documentary Awani. She is also a freelance writer for The Guardian and ThisDay newspapers.
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- No matter how ambitious or intelligent you are, your plans may not turn out exactly as you’ve envisioned.
- Aderonke talks in an interview,(December 1,2018)
- Try and be the best version of yourself. Work hard and never stop learning.
- Aderonke talks in an interview,(December 1,2018)
- Trying To Be Like Someone Else Betrays Who You Are
- Aderonke talks in an interview,(December 1,2018)
- "When I submitted my film to the Afrika Film Festival, all I wanted was my film to be seen by a wider audience it was amazing being nominated and ultimately winning the UNESCO prize."
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- "A pure documentary that encourages active participation in the process of emancipating women in Nigeria, but also globally."
- UNESCO jury remark about her film,(May 24,2019)
