Hi everyone! I'm really happy to share that my film will be screening tomorrow Aug 3 at 'SUMMER STAGE 2016' in Staten Island for the New York African Film Festival! I'll be presenting my short film, which plays before the animated French feature "Kirikou and the Wild Beasts" by the great Michel Ocelot (Former ASIFA President & Multi-award winning Filmmaker) in front of a huge crowd. All are welcome to this free event. I'm truly honored to participate. Thanks y'all!
DVD cover I designed for my animation thesis Orisha's Journey which is based on African folklore. I'm currently submitting my film to as many film festivals as I can. Thank you for your time!:)
JARABI (the Weaver) pen sketch. A blind rebel leader and master hacker, she and her dissenter soldiers are planet Earth's last hope against the corrupt Eutopian Authority. From my Project: Chimera scifi story #Afrofuturism #scifi #cyberpunk #penandink #comics #illustration #animation #fantasy #drawing #mindhack (at NYC) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2kxDpeDxfk/?igshid=14a948n6kqq1v
I had the pleasure of attending a Tribeca Film Festival party with the super talented Ghanaian filmmaker Priscilla Anany and took a few selfies with the actress and human rights activist Rosario Dawson!! Definitely good times:) #tribeca #rosariodawson #filmfestival #selfie #film #animation (at New York, New York)
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/
Hey guys! I'm heading to Boston this sunday (1/25/2015) to the Glovebox Film Festival where they'll be playing my film along with a lot of really awesome ones! So if you're in the Boston Area come check it out gonna be a fun night... Here's the link to the Line up! (mine is the last one in Animation Block II)
http://glvbx.com/festival-line-up/
Hi! Some good news from Governor’s Island! My film “Orisha’s Journey” will there tomorrow September 25th for the New York African Film festival’s “Family Day” event. Feel free to stop by!
An oldie from anatomy class. #anatomy #sketch #drawing #figuredrawing #artistsoninstagram #humananatomy #skeleton
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:)
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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
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
Thanks so much! I really appreciate you supporting and showcasing Africa's beautiful culture!
GUYS LETS SUPPORT ABDUL NADADI, an animator from Ghana who has created a new animation entitled Orisha’s Journey. His animation is going to be shown at the Hiroshima International Animation Festival in Japan (21st August 2014-25th August 2014)
For more information:
Follow him on tumblr abdulndadi
An interview he did with the SVA alumni blog
An article by discover african cinema
(these are all his images/animation)