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BIODUN JEYIFO - AN EXEMPLARY LIFE

This documentary explores the life and intellectual legacy of Biodun Jeyifo - renowned scholar, cultural critic, and one of Africa’s most influential voices in literary and political thought. Traversing decades of teaching, writing, and activism, the film traces Jeyifo’s journey from the charged intellectual climate of post-independence Nigeria to global academia, where his ideas have shaped debates on African literature, Marxism, and postcolonial identity. Through archival material, personal reflections, and testimonies from colleagues and former students, the documentary reveals a life devoted not only to scholarship but to the pursuit of justice, truth, and cultural self-definition. It is a portrait of a thinker whose work continues to challenge, inspire, and redefine how Africa tells its own stories.

  • Femi Odugbemi
    Director
  • Femi Odugbemi
    Writer
  • Femi Odugbemi
    Producer
  • Jahman Anikulapo
    Producer
  • Adewale Orosun
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    21 minutes 13 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 3, 2026
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - Femi Odugbemi

Femi Odugbemi is a Writer, Filmmaker, Content Producer and Photographer. He is the Managing Director/CEO at Zuri24Media, a TV Content Production House. His screen credit celebrates the rich diversity of the African experience. They include Nigeria’s longest running daily soap TINSEL, the telenovela BATTLEGROUND and the daily crime series BRETHREN, all screened across the African continent on the DSTV channels. Femi has also Produced and Directed feature films including MAROKO (2006), GIDI BLUES (2016), 4th Estate (2017) and CODE WILO (2018). He has as well written and produced many critically acclaimed documentaries and issue-based films including the popular MAKOKO, BARIGA BOY, ORIKI and many others. His latest feature-length documentary, titled “UNMASKED: Leadership, Trust and the COVID-19 Pandemic in Nigeria” is currently broadcast on television across the continent.

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