Abba T. Makama is an award-winning filmmaker and visual artist from Nigeria. His debut film, "Green White Green," had its world premiere in 2016 at the Toronto International Film Festival. Since then, it has screened at over 20 international film festivals, including the Stockholm International Film Festival, Berlin Critics' Week, and Carthage Film Festival. The film was distributed worldwide on Netflix and Canal Plus.
His sophomore "The Lost Okoroshi" also premiered at TIFF 2019 and subsequently screened at BFI London Film Festival and The Berlin Critics Week 2020. "The Lost Okoroshi" was released on Netflix in 2020. Abba is a co-founding member of the Surreal 16 collective and S16 Film Festival. The S16 collective released their anthology film, "Juju Stories," which won the Boccalino D'oro Award for Best Film at Locarno 2021. It was released on Amazon Prime Video in 2022. His films have been reviewed and featured in publications such as The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, The New York Times, and IndieWire.
His work as visual artist is heavily inspired by film and storytelling, where he uses mixed media to explore themes like pop culture, fashion, and religion. These themes are most often explored through a parody or satirical lens. He also has a deep interest in the study of Dreams and is a Jungian Psychology enthusiast.
