London

Camden

23 Oct - 24 Oct
The British Library - Euston Road
NIGERIA 50+
Join an exciting examination of Nigeria, fifty years after Independence, through film, photography, speech and performance
Nigeria 50+
Date: Saturday 23 October
Time: 12 � 5:30pm
Venue: The British Library, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB
Cost: �6 /�4 concessions

Join an exciting examination of Nigeria, fifty years after Independence, through film, photography, speech and performance.


12.00 The West African Student Union (WASU)
Lecture and presentation by Dr Hakim Adi

We explore the story of the founding fathers of Nigeria and West Africa told through pictures of the West African Student Union unseen in public for up to 80 years.

13.45 Fela & Me + Q&A; with Rikki Stein and Very Special Guests
We celebrate the King of Afrobeat, Fela Anikalopo Kuti through film, conversation with his long-term manager Rikki Stein and meet the cast of forthcoming musical FELA!.

16.00 This is Nollywood
A rare screening of the film This is Nollywood (2007)
We explore the emergence of the Nigeria�s extraordinary film industry � Nollywood.

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