With her debut film having it’s premiere at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival, Nigerian filmmaker Abbesi Akhamie can officially call herself a filmmaker!
Her film ‘Still Water Runs Deep’ is a moving exploration of the emotional complexities of one African father. But what is interesting is that her career choice to become a filmmaker was actually inspired by the blockbuster movie ‘Slumdog Millionaire’
I met with Abbesi shortly after her premiere, and she talked about the journey to being a filmmaker, the challenges she faced in making her debut film, and her big dreams for the future.
