Character Design

Hey everybody! The Cannes Film Festival (Festival de Cannes) put up the participants for this years Short Film Corner... Again, I am truly honored to play a small part in such a great festival!! Thank you for your time and thanks to ALL my family and friends for their love and support! There’s a link below or you can just type Orisha’s Journey Cannes Film Festival and it should pop up! 

http://sub.festival-cannes.fr/SfcCatalogue/MovieDetail/f0aca806-0423-4bb5-a99b-4383851a7d6a

This the final version of the volcano pan shot from my film...

(including final lighting, camera movement, swf, and painted Photoshop layers for earthquake)

Project:Chimera WIP (swipe) #scifi #afrofuturism #fantasy #cyberpunk #wip #comics #animation #illustration #digitalart #artistsoninstagram (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnE3heWFpFo/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=7k1qfnrfnjlt

Ghanaian Animator Beautifully Tells the Story of a Young Girl's Journey Through the Spirit World - Atlanta Black Star

Based on African folklore, “Orisha’s Journey” is a fantasy tale of a girl’s journey through the spirit world who must learn the importance of remembering one’s roots.___ SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS THESIS (2014)School of Visual Arts 2014 Thesis Film

Hi everyone, my film was featured in Atlanta Black Star! It’s one of the premier platforms dedicated to highlighting the news, issues, and entertainment concerning people of color across the globe! Also, a few screenings March 20th in London at the Mwalimu Express Festival which highlights the movements in African culture, Meccacon 2016 (Midwest Ethnic Convention for Comics and Arts) and one in Zimbabwe details coming soon! Thanks 

Hey y'all! Just got word of a screening in Seattle at the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center African American Film Festival! I'm really grateful any chance my film gets to play for an audience. Thanks for everything y'all! -Abdul

Character Design WIP (Prophet) Project: Chimera from rough to digital. #wip #characterdesign #sketch #ink #comics #animation #cyberpunk #scifi #digitalart (at New York, New York)

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!

PART 9- I took the original concept of “The Lady, Or the Tiger?” by Frank R. Stockton and decided to create my own version with original characters and dialogue. Here are the storyboards. (Please see other parts for the whole story) WIP

Hi all, my film “Orisha’s Journey” was selected to premiere online this Wednesday (December 23rd, 2015) by FILM SHORTAGE for their “Daily Short Picks.” Thank you all for the support and feel free to check it out when its online!

-Abdul 

Ghanaian animator Abdul Ndadi’s fantasy film Orisha’s Journey (2014) has made it to the May 2015 Cannes Festival and will be screened in the Short Film Corner section which is part of the Cannes Court Métrage program. 

I am truly honored to be featured in this years festival and I want to give a huge thanks to my family and ALL my friends for their help and support! -Abdul

2015 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL (FESTIVAL DE CANNES) SHORT FILM CORNER SCREENING

Hey everybody! I got some great news from France that I wanted to share... My film "Orisha's Journey" will be screening this May at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner section! The Short Film Corner is a part of the Cannes Court Métrage program, where they feature short films they believe have merit and contain a message they feel resonates in the world today. I am truly honored to be featured in this years festival and I want to give a huge thanks to my family and ALL my friends for their help and support! I'll definitely give an update once they send me more info. Thanks!

-Abdul