Http://www.okayafrica.com/news/cinema-africa-orishas-journey-abdul-ndadi/

An oldie from anatomy class. #anatomy #sketch #drawing #figuredrawing #artistsoninstagram #humananatomy #skeleton

A few Backgrounds I did for An Vu’s animated short “Millenial Princess!” Glad to be a part of it:) 

SVA BLOG (Festival de Cannes)

http://filmandanimation.sva.edu/abdul-ndadi/

Going to the Cannes Film Festival was amazing! From screening my film “Orisha’s Journey” 8 times at their Short Film Corner (which is basically a short film festival within the Festival de Cannes), meeting and speaking with Director Guillermo del Toro, and having the pleasure to watch many wonderful films it was an experience of a lifetime! Sorry for taking so long to share some of my experience on Tumblr here’s a blog below for more details on my trip:) Thanks y’all! -Abdul

Okayafrica interview on my process and why I made my film “Orisha’s Journey”

https://www.okayafrica.com/cinema-africa-orishas-journey-abdul-ndadi/

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, Some good news from Zimbabwe's International Images Film Festival for Women. My film will be part of a festival for an audience of women, which I think is really awesome! Women of color have to deal not only with racism, but they also have the added burden of sexism as well. So for a positive event like this to take place in Africa (where a few countries still practice female circumcision among other sexist nonsense) it's a step in the right direction to help spark the hopes and dreams of a more informed generation of women in Africa. 

FILM FESTIVAL

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

Hi All,

My film “Orisha’s Journey” is online now! Please feel free to check it out!:^) Thanks for all the support!

FILM SHORTAGE LINK "Daily Short Picks" http://filmshortage.com/dailyshortpicks/trishas-journey/

VIMEO LINK https://vimeo.com/149355438 

AWARDEO LINK

https://vimeo.com/groups/awardeo/videos/149355438

I had the pleasure of attending a Tribeca Film Festival party with the super talented Ghanaian filmmaker Priscilla Anany and took a few selfies with the actress and human rights activist Rosario Dawson!! Definitely good times:) #tribeca #rosariodawson #filmfestival #selfie #film #animation (at New York, New York)

I had the pleasure meeting director Ari Aster (Midsommar) at the Korean Film Festival where he presented "Save the Green Planet" which was Awesome btw! Also, here are a few other events feat: Robert Eggers (The Lighthouse), Martin Scorsese (The Irishman), Ladj Ly (Les misérables 2019 Cannes jury prize winner) @ghettofilmschool , Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver), Antonio Banderas (Pain & Glory), etc. #midsommar #thelighthouse #theirishman #film #filmmaker #storytelling #lesmiserables #taxidriver #pedroalmodovar #savethegreenplanet #cinema #writing https://www.instagram.com/p/B6b-ifjgH_8/?igshid=1nfskel4jcqb8

Project: Chimera (Design Sketch) #sketch #rough #cyberpunk #cyberfunk #scifi #characterdesign #wip #2018 #keepgrinding (at New York, New York)