C. J. 'FIERY' OBASI
Nigerian filmmaker whose distinctive visual style and storytelling have established him as a significant voice in contemporary African cinema.
PRESS HIGHLIGHTS
Steve Toussaint, Sanaa Lathan to lead C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi’s psychological drama ‘A Blue Butterfly’ for Boudica Entertainment (by Ben Dalton)
With Sundance winner ‘Mami Wata,’ CJ ‘Fiery’ Obasi is redefining what it means to be a Nigerian filmmaker (by Thomas Page)
Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know C.J. “Fiery” Obasi, the Writer-Director of “Mami Wata” (by Sundance Institute)
Nigeria’s C.J. “Fiery” Obasi Created This Spot, and Two More, for Locarno Pro’s Open Doors (by Georg Szalai)
‘Mami Wata’ Came to Filmmaker C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi in a Life-Changing Vision (by Carlos Aguilar)
Nigeria’s CJ Obasi on how West African folklore inspired Sundance title ‘Mami Wata’ (by Wendy Mitchell)
How ‘outlier’ filmmaker C.J. Obasi became Nigeria’s new Oscar hopeful (by Los Angeles Times)
From ‘Mami Wata’ to ‘La Pyramide’: C.J. Obasi’s Radical Vision Expands Across Continents (by Mutiganda wa Nkunda)