Tales of a Street Capitalist
A dangerously smart kingpin discusses his not so legal enterprise.
This is a Western-styled introduction to the life of a capitalist hustler.
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Majiye UchibekeDirector
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Majiye UchibekeWriter
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Majiye UchibekeProducer
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Chigonum NyekweKey Cast
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Project Type:Short
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Runtime:56 seconds
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Production Budget:0 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:Yes
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University Of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles
United States
USCA SCA 507
Majiye Uchibeke is a Nigerian film director, producer and cinematographer. He holds a degree in Communication from St. Andrews University and is currently pursuing a Master of Fine Arts degree in Film and Television Production at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles. In 2012, he was awarded the "Emerging Artist" award for his short film 'The Day'.
Majiye's work explores race relations, societal inequalities and other provocative social issues. In 2018, he helped his brother found NaijaHacks, Africa's biggest technology hackathon geared towards building solutions for healthcare, agriculture and business development in Africa. He is currently working on producing and directing the biopic of Azumah Nelson, a Ghanaian former professional boxer who was a two-weight world champion and promoted by Don King. The film which is still in pre-production is hoped to be released in the fall of 2023.
Growing up in rural Nigeria, Maj helped rear his family's goats and cattle, milked them and sold them in local markets to support his parent's business. In 2015 he came to the states for undergraduate studies on a government scholarship. One of the most defining moments of his life was losing his mother to a stroke two weeks after he moved to the states. He has since pushed and continued to pursue filmmaking and follow the steps of filmmakers like Spike Lee and Ryan Coogler, all who he described as gatekeepers making important films about our common existence, from the lens of the marginalized black community.