Newton Aduaka Biography

Newton Aduaka moved to Lagos in 1970 at the end of the Biafran War. He graduated from the London International Film School in 1990 and in 1997 established Granite Film Works. His debut feature film Rage became the first wholly independently financed film by a black filmmaker in the history of British cinema to be released nationwide. It opened to critical acclaim. He has made many short films as well. Between 2005 and 2007 he co-wrote directed and executive-produced Ezra his first non-independently funded film for Arte France. The film won the Grand Jury Prize at several film festivals including FESPACO Durban Amiens and Balafon and was an official selection at Sundance and Cannes. Remembering the Biafra war and its transformative effect on his life he reminds us 'Africa should go forward but we must look backwards so we don' t forget.'

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