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Yesterday, my colleague and I went to the Genesis Deluxe Cinemas to see the documentary by an 11year old Nigerian girl living in the Diaspora; Zuriel Oduwole.
The documentary which is titled, A Promising Africa, highlights interviews of the president, a designer- Lisa Folawiyo, an Olympic medalist- Blessing Okagbare, the CEO of Heritage Bank and the founder of Green Springs.
As much as I wasn’t particularly impressed with the background music not being Nigerian since most of the highlights were Nigerian inclined, Zuriel did a good job directing and producing documentary even with the script writing.
Her parents are proud of her but I guess her dad more. Having to quit his job for a non profit passion of his daughter. Now, that is a really proud dad.
The documentary has shown in London and Nigeria and I am thinking more kids need to see the documentary and be inspired to break boundaries. However, would you let your 11 year old live Zuriel’s life?
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| Some students after the documentary |
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| Zuriel’sdad addressing the students |
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| The students sending a message to Zuriel |
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| Oma, Zuriel’s dad and Binta. |
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Naza Chukwumam
January 31, 2015 at 8:03 am
It’s so inspiring to hear of an 11 year old girl’s accomplishments. It’s not enough to just sit down and complain about everything. Nigeria sure is moving to a better place…Cheers to a Nigeria we can all be proud of.
Anonymous
February 3, 2015 at 3:26 am
I am very, very, very impressed by the Girl and what she has done. I had to go and Google her and Voila !!!! Plenty pages on her and her achievements, and she is not even a teenager yet. Where has my life gone 🙁 The next generation are our hope. Pray for Naija. Thanks for sharing this story. My village, my church, and my street must hear about her.
Lolo Notele – JNB S/Africa