Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti

Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (2024)


  • Genre: Drama, Romance
  • Release Date: 2024-04-05
  • Runtime: 1h 31min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: BAP Productions
  • Production Country: Nigeria
  • Director: Bolanle Austen-Peters

Summary

Many have heard of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, the legendary artist from the 70s and 80s. But some may not know that his mother Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti was also a legend in her own right, as a women's rights activist unabashedly pushing for equality in Nigeria at a time when people weren't having those conversations. "Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti" the film emerges as a new vivid exploration of Ransome-Kuti's journey. From growing up and learning about the importance of education, to her groundbreaking step in becoming the first girl to attend Abeokuta Grammar School at just 13, going to London and then becoming emboldened to return to Nigeria to step into her role as an educator and organizer.

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  • Kehinde Bankole

    as Funmilayo
  • Suliman Ibrahim

    as Israel
  • Adunni Ade

    as
  • Ifakolade Ajanaku

    as Baba Ifa
Directing Bolanle Austen-Peters Director
Writing Tunde Babalola Writer
Production Bolanle Austen-Peters Producer
Production Bolanle Austen-Peters Executive Producer
Production Joseph Umoibom Producer
Sound Alan Derian Music
Sound George Acogny Music
Camera Lance Gewer Director of Photography
Editing Tanja Hagen Editor
Production Bolanle Austen-Peters Casting
Art Leo Omosebi Production Design

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