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Ladi Ladebo: A pioneer of Nigerian cinema

BBC News By Molara Wood image copyrightLadebo family Filmmaker Ladi Ladebo, who has died aged 78, was one of the pioneers of Nigerian cinema in the celluloid-era optimism of the 1970s, and wrote the screenplay for one of the most important black films ever made. His death in London came nearly 20 years after his last directorial effort, Heritage. The film had its UK premiere at the Khalili Theatre of the School of Oriental and African Studies (Soas) in 2004. Centred on the trade in African artefacts fuelled by the international art market, the film feels prescient in light of the current debate about the restitution of African art treasures from museums of the West.

Ladi Ladebo: A pioneer of Nigerian cinema

Ladi Ladebo: A pioneer of Nigerian cinema
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