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Biyi Bandele(1967-2022)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Biyi Bandele
Biyi Bandele was born on 13 October 1967 in Kafanchan, Nigeria. He was a director and writer, known for Half of a Yellow Sun (2013), Fifty (2015) and Elesin Oba: The King's Horseman (2022). He died on 7 August 2022 in Lagos, Nigeria.
BornOctober 13, 1967
DiedAugust 7, 2022(54)
BornOctober 13, 1967
DiedAugust 7, 2022(54)
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  • Awards
    • 4 nominations

Known for

Chiwetel Ejiofor and Thandiwe Newton in Half of a Yellow Sun (2013)
Half of a Yellow Sun
6.1
  • Director
  • 2013
Fifty (2015)
Fifty
6.1
  • Director
  • 2015
Odunlade Adekola in Elesin Oba: The King's Horseman (2022)
Elesin Oba: The King's Horseman
4.4
  • Director
  • 2022
Lerato Walaza in Shuga (2009)
Shuga
7.2
TV Series
  • Director

Credits

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Director

  • Odunlade Adekola in Elesin Oba: The King's Horseman (2022)
    Elesin Oba: The King's Horseman
    4.4
    • Director
    • 2022
  • Ramsey Nouah, Kate Henshaw-Nuttal, Gabriel Afolayan, Deyemi Okanlawon, Nancy Isime, and Ini Dima Okojie in Blood Sisters (2022)
    Blood Sisters
    5.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 2022
  • Fela Kuti - Father of Afrobeat (2020)
    Fela Kuti - Father of Afrobeat
    7.0
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 2020
  • Fifty (2015)
    Fifty
    6.1
    • Director
    • 2015
  • Lerato Walaza in Shuga (2009)
    Shuga
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2013
  • Chiwetel Ejiofor and Thandiwe Newton in Half of a Yellow Sun (2013)
    Half of a Yellow Sun
    6.1
    • Director
    • 2013

Writer

  • Odunlade Adekola in Elesin Oba: The King's Horseman (2022)
    Elesin Oba: The King's Horseman
    4.4
    • screen adaptation
    • 2022
  • Footprints (2021)
    Footprints
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 2021
  • Fela Kuti - Father of Afrobeat (2020)
    Fela Kuti - Father of Afrobeat
    7.0
    TV Special
    • based on an idea by
    • 2020
  • Fifty (2015)
    Fifty
    6.1
    • Writer
    • 2015
  • Lerato Walaza in Shuga (2009)
    Shuga
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 2013
  • Chiwetel Ejiofor and Thandiwe Newton in Half of a Yellow Sun (2013)
    Half of a Yellow Sun
    6.1
    • screenplay
    • 2013
  • Screenplay (1986)
    Screenplay
    6.5
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1993

Producer

  • Nigerian Prince (2018)
    Nigerian Prince
    5.9
    • executive producer
    • 2018

Personal details

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  • Official sites
    • BBC_interview
    • British Council
  • Born
    • October 13, 1967
    • Kafanchan, Nigeria
  • Died
    • August 7, 2022
    • Lagos, Nigeria(undisclosed)

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  • Trivia
    Studied drama at Obafemi Awolowo University in Nigeria.

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