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ROCK INSPIRED

"ROCK INSPIRED" - is a day in the life of a rock breaker, a documentary that tells of the travails that African women go through, in the hazardous job of “Rock Breaking”, to earn a living and support their family.

  • Famous Odion Iraoya
    Director
  • Famous Odion Iraoya
    Producer
  • Famous Odion Iraoya
    Writer
  • Chimezie Ochu
    Writer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    52 minutes
  • Country of Origin:
    Nigeria
  • Country of Filming:
    Nigeria
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Luxor African Film Festival
    Luxor, Egypt
    March 19, 2016
    North Africa Premiere
Director Biography - Famous Odion Iraoya

Famous Odion Iraoya is a Nigerian born Film maker, born 18th August, 1992, to the family of Bernard Iraoya. Born in Edo state, one of the ancient states in Southern part of Nigeria. He is based in Jos, a north-central city of Nigeria, A graduate of the National Film Institute, Jos, with a diploma in Film Art. As a student, he edited award winning short films such as "Forlorn - best student film, Zuma film festival and best short film, ISFF 2013 (International student film festival)" and "Fireflies - Nominated for best student short, Zuma film festival 2014". He is a professional Editor and colourist. Famous Odion Iraoya has so far produced two documentaries as a graduate of film art, "There was a city" and "Rock Inspired". with a passion for producing Afrocentric contents, to show the world the strength of the African people.

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