Forest Spirits From My Film Orisha’s Journey. Thanks For Checking It Out!

Some pics at the premiere of the Netflix series "5 Came Back" at Lincoln Center ... Steven Spielberg, Tom Brokow, and many directors where in attendance. The coolest part for me was running into Guillermo del Toro again! He remembered me from Cannes and asked how I'd been. Definitely a great experience. -Abdul

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! 

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!:)

Some redesign sketches of a few main characters from my scifi/fantasy story. Definitely looking forward to the new year! #characterdesign #comics #illustration #fantasyart #storytelling #sketch #animation #penandink #sketchbook #scifi #drawing https://www.instagram.com/p/B6tNRB6jkA9/?igshid=1xne0lugws3yh

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

Hey guys! I was featured today on Discover African Cinema a site that highlights great African films and new trends from the continent which are normally overlooked by mainstream media...

Here's the link to the article on my film Orisha's Journey feel free to check it out. Thanks!  

http://www.discoverafricancinema.com/watch-out-for-animator-abdul-ndadi/

Hi, my film recently played in Brazil's Animage Festival for a special screening of African animation. It's an honor to participate. It's screened at over 50 festivals at this point, and I'm grateful to everyone who helped me on it. Much more to come! #animation #africa #brazil #sankofa #panafricanism #cartoon #thankful #film https://www.instagram.com/p/B4TjfG6DDwF/?igshid=1b4lcb6e5ebsq

Glovebox Film Fest

Hey y'all I got some cool news my film "Orisha's Journey" got accepted into the Glovebox Short Film and Animation Festival (Boston, Mass)! I wanna say thanks again to all my friends and family that helped on this project:)

Jarabi the Weaver- Blind rebel leader of Earth’s resistance against the corrupt Eutopian Authority. Character design from my sci-fi story Project: Chimera. -Abdul #characterdesign #animation #afrofuturism #africanartist #scifi #cyberpunk #comic #blindseer (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/anansiweb/p/Bst67-GBYDe/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=4xmlvyn8p5wn

My Thoughts... Humanitarian Crisis (Ebola)

In the wake of this current epidemic, which has devastated West Africa (Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria with over 4,500 casualties) being of Ghanaian descent, I can’t help but express my hurt over this.

Also, I have to say I love the US and all of the opportunities my parents came and fought hard to afford their children… However, I have to say I’m very disappointed by the US Governments (the Center for Disease Control in particular’s) response to this outbreak. This problem should have been dealt with much, much sooner before it got out of hand. Thousands of lives could’ve been saved and its entry into the US could’ve been prevented. Instead our government decided to drag its feet knowing these affected West African countries did not possess the resources to contain the virus. Though I feel African countries despite our history still have to stand on their own, this was a situation where not just the US, but the whole global community should’ve set aside their differences (US and Russia for example) and aided in annihilating what has now become a humanitarian crisis. This virus is not prejudice doesn’t discriminate, fight over borders, or oil- its nature is to infect, kill and multiply and if not fought aggressively from this point on, this outbreak can easily become a global epidemic…

To be honest, I feel like we have to also seriously reevaluate our government and how it functions if it finds it easier to send drones than to lend a helping hand. My thoughts and prayers are with all those affected and it’s my hope that the global community gets on this before its too late! Thanks