Also, I’m pleased to announce my film will be featured in New York’s African Film Festival in Staten Island in their “Outdoor Summer Series” on August 3rd and in Harlem New York’s “The People’s Film Festival” on June 3rd
Hi everyone! I want to share a TV Interview I did for the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC News) for their “Trendz” section, which aired March 24, 2016 in South Africa and on the 25th in Nigeria. It was fun discussing my background and artwork. It features a peek of an upcoming project I’m working on as well. Thanks for your time! -Abdul
http://filmandanimation.sva.edu/abdul-ndadi/
Going to the Cannes Film Festival was amazing! From screening my film “Orisha’s Journey” 8 times at their Short Film Corner (which is basically a short film festival within the Festival de Cannes), meeting and speaking with Director Guillermo del Toro, and having the pleasure to watch many wonderful films it was an experience of a lifetime! Sorry for taking so long to share some of my experience on Tumblr here’s a blog below for more details on my trip:) Thanks y’all! -Abdul
https://www.okayafrica.com/cinema-africa-orishas-journey-abdul-ndadi/
Project: Chimera (Design Sketch) #sketch #rough #cyberpunk #cyberfunk #scifi #characterdesign #wip #2018 #keepgrinding (at New York, New York)
I was recently interviewed by the SVA alumni blog and got to talk a bit about my thesis film "Orisha's Journey"... Feel free to check it out!
I had the pleasure meeting director Ari Aster (Midsommar) at the Korean Film Festival where he presented "Save the Green Planet" which was Awesome btw! Also, here are a few other events feat: Robert Eggers (The Lighthouse), Martin Scorsese (The Irishman), Ladj Ly (Les misérables 2019 Cannes jury prize winner) @ghettofilmschool , Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver), Antonio Banderas (Pain & Glory), etc. #midsommar #thelighthouse #theirishman #film #filmmaker #storytelling #lesmiserables #taxidriver #pedroalmodovar #savethegreenplanet #cinema #writing https://www.instagram.com/p/B6b-ifjgH_8/?igshid=1nfskel4jcqb8
Some more good news my film will be screening in Ghana on August 18th as part of the “Chale Wote 2016!” This means a lot to me, though I was fortunate enough to screen at festivals around the world, it’s now playing in my homeland for the first time! So I’m very grateful for this honor:)
Hi!
Here’s the link to my TV Interview on “Divine Speech in African Traditionalism” which aired July 30, 2016. Feel free to check it out if you’d like! Also, here’s a rough sketch and detail of my Anansi “The Spider” character from my Graphic Novel comic (PHOENIX QUEST) Thanks!(O__O)
DIVINE SPEECH TV INTERVIEW LINK (Begins about 6mins in …)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaFqZrCOEZE&feature=youtu.be
Abdul Ndadi is an animator from Ghana and a graduate from the School of Visual Arts, NY class of 2013. He’s created an animation film entitled Orisha’s Journey (2014) which will be shown at the Hiroshima International Animation Festival in Japan (21st August 2014 - 25th August 2014).
Hey y'all got these back from Japan and wanted to share! I also wanted to thank Hiroshima International Animation Festival co-founder and Director Mrs. Sayoko Kinoshita (ASIFA Vice President/ASIFA Japan President) for all her kind words and for screening my film at HIAFF. The festival was built on the premise of taking the center of one of the ugliest acts against humanity (Hiroshima Bombing 1945) and using animation as a platform to promote peace and understanding between all peoples. I feel truly fortunate to have been a part of this year's festival! -Abdul
Lord Chaos. A sketch of the main antagonist of my epic fantasy story “Pheonix Quest.” #characterdesign #animation #comics #illustration #fantasy #scifi #mythology #destroyerofworlds (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/anansiweb/p/Btrl7fMlEBM/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1gii80cpu8kes
Just got some great news I wanted to share! My film will be screening at the Zanzibar International Film Festival in Tanzania. Thanks for all the love and support! I really appreciate it!
A few doodles from my sketchbook. #characterdesign #sketch #drawings #illustration #fantasy #phoenix #sup https://www.instagram.com/p/CHuIIhHDf72/?igshid=3fv66eo93ahj