Braids on a Bald Head
Director: Ishaya Bako
A near fatal car crash months after his graduation from university led Ishaya away from a career in IT to one behind the camera. He graduated from the LFS filmmaking programme with a distinction, his emphasis in directing and producing.
Ishaya is currently working on the ‘Take One Project,’ an initiative devised with Nigerian Film producer and director Oliver Aleogena. The Take One Project is a collection of short films from young African filmmakers that portray life in 21st entury West Africa.
Ishaya loves a wide variety of films but considers his major influences to be the work of Satyajit Ray, Pedro Almodovar, and Spike Lee.
A day in the life of a Hausa hairdresser from Northern Nigeria and how she is able to ask for better in her loveless marriage, after an experience that questions her sexuality.
Filmography
- Braids on a Bald Head, Writer/ Director, 25mins, HD, 2010, London Film School & The Allied Film Company
- School of Curry, Producer, 35mm, 15mins, 2009, London Film School
- A Mechanical Heart, Camera Operator, 35mm, 12 min, 2009 London Film School
- Blue Baby Elephants, Writer/ Director, 35mm, 10 min, 2009,London Film School
- The Filipino Guide on How to be Invisible in London, Producer/Editor, 16mm, 10min, 2009, London Film School
- Trance Spotted, Associate Producer, HD, 3min, 2009, Colour, Piankhi Films
- Left, DOP/Director,16mm, 3min, 2008 Colour, London Film School
Credits
- Director: Ishaya Bako
- Producer: Oliver Aleogena
- DOP: Clarence A. Peters
- Editor: Chuka Ejorh
- Sound: Suleiman Yusuf
- Production Design: Sunny White
Tech and Misc Details
- Format: HD (Shot on the Canon 7D)
- Length: 25min
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