SVA BLOG (Festival De Cannes)

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A few storyboards for the 5th scene (River of Dreams) of my thesis film Orisha's Journey...

PART 1- I took the original concept of “The Lady, Or the Tiger?” by Frank R. Stockton and decided to create my own version with original characters and dialogue. Here are the storyboards. (Please see other parts for the whole story) WIP

NEW VIDEO LINK!!! https://vimeo.com/340638155

This is a dance/performing arts video based on my Afrofuturist character designs for Niara Sakho’s clothing line ETO (Embrace the otherworldly) and it also features and my cousin Sarafina Beck (1st performer). It was great working with these two talented artists!

Hi, my short will be playing in Scotland, at the AFRICA IN MOTION Film Festival! I'm thankful for the honor, as it's a great platform that's helped to spread the African narrative throughout the diaspora. Feel free to check out an article in The Guardian about some of their exhibitions.

The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/…/cinemas-in-africa-from-crampe…

PART 4- I took the original concept of “The Lady, Or the Tiger?” by Frank R. Stockton and decided to create my own version with original characters and dialogue. Here are the storyboards. (Please see other parts for the whole story) WIP

Hey everybody! The Cannes Film Festival (Festival de Cannes) put up the participants for this years Short Film Corner… Again, I am truly honored to play a small part in such a great festival!! Thank you for your time and thanks to ALL my family and friends for their love and support! There’s a link below or you can just type Orisha’s Journey Cannes Film Festival and it should pop up! 

http://sub.festival-cannes.fr/SfcCatalogue/MovieDetail/f0aca806-0423-4bb5-a99b-4383851a7d6a

Hey y'all! Just got word of a screening in Seattle at the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center African American Film Festival! I'm really grateful any chance my film gets to play for an audience. Thanks for everything y'all! -Abdul

DVD cover I designed for my animation thesis Orisha's Journey which is based on African folklore. I'm currently submitting my film to as many film festivals as I can. Thank you for your time!:)

Had the pleasure of attending the Director's talk at Tribeca Film Festival featuring Guillermo del Toro (2nd time meeting him since Cannes!) and hosted by Alec Baldwin. It was awesome! #guillermodeltoro #alecbaldwin #tribeca #filmmaker #actor #film #monstermovies (at Tribeca Film Festival) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bwt_Bn-FmBb/?igshid=jqgwtxoakv93

Lord Chaos. A sketch of the main antagonist of my epic fantasy story “Pheonix Quest.” #characterdesign #animation #comics #illustration #fantasy #scifi #mythology #destroyerofworlds (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/anansiweb/p/Btrl7fMlEBM/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1gii80cpu8kes