Some Pics At The Premiere Of The Netflix Series "5 Came Back" At Lincoln Center ... Steven Spielberg,

PHOENIX QUEST

“The Tree of Life has faded and Death’s Shadow returned …”

Anansi: Last, of the Dreamwalkers, seeks the “Child of Fire” to awaken humanity’s only hope to restore their dying world. 

WIP Wednesday action shot from my sci-fi "Project Chimera" ... and oldie rough from my epic fantasy project "Phoenix Quest" #rough #comics #animation #story #fantasy #scifi #cyberpunk #cyberfunk #poc #african #illustration #folklore #wip #wipwednesday #cyborg (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/BmhAYHcB2gZ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1rgmf7g3seoa5

Hey y'all! I wanted to share a “Flower Spirit” sequence from my film Orisha’s Journey. In African lore, it is believed that spirits dwell within all things and so all nature should be respected. Being of West African descent (Ghana) I grew up hearing tales of this sort which captured my imagination.(shout out to my boy Iker Maidagan on bkg colors!)

A few Wizard of Oz character designs I did for my 3rd year animation class at SVA*... Start of a comic I'll be working on called Spirits of Oz (working title) based on African folklore take on the classic tale by Lyman Frank Baum.

*This prompt by my animation instructor Mario Menjiver was the genisis of my thesis film Orisha's Journey  

http://www.okayafrica.com/news/cinema-africa-orishas-journey-abdul-ndadi/

New interview with Okayafrica on my process and why I made my film “Orisha’s Journey”

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

http://filmandanimation.sva.edu/abdul-ndadi/ 

Hamilton Film Fest

Hey anyone in the Ontario, Canada area! My film was selected to play this year at the Hamilton Film Fest so if you'd like to check it out please do:) Thanks!

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

FILM FESTIVALS

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! 

A few Backgrounds I did for An Vu’s animated short “Millenial Princess!” Glad to be a part of it:)