Pascal Abikanlou
Was a Beninese film maker, director and producer. He is considered the "father of Beninese cinema".
Pascal Abikanlou
- Name
- Pascal Abikanlou
- Born
- 1936
- Died
- 2009
- Occupation
- film maker, director and producer
- Nationality
- Benin
- Languages
- French
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Was a Beninese film maker, director and producer. He is considered the "father of Beninese cinema".
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• Name — Pascal Abikanlou • Born — 1936 • Died — 2009 • Occupation — film maker, director and producer • Notable Works — Sous le signe du vaudou Pascal Abikanlou (1936? – 2009)
Biography
Biography
Pascal Abikanlou was born in Pobe, a locality close to the border with Nigeria. Abikanlou is of Nago-Yoruba origin and comes from a royal lineage of Pobe. His father was sentenced to four years in prison by the French colonial authorities for defending a possible attachment of Pobe to Nigeria. He was educated at Maurice Delafosse High School in Dakar and was an industrial designer by training. He trained as a photographer by correspondence, then became a reporter and assistant cameraman and finally a director.
Career
Career
He directed the first feature movie Under the sign of Vaudoun in 1974.
Filmography
Filmography
• Under the sign of voodoo 1974 • Ganvié, my village 1967 • Stopover at Dahomey 1968 • First offerings 1969 • The Yam Festival 1969 • Operation Sonader 1971 • Water and shade 1971 • Africa at the rendezvous of the holy year 1975 • Sous le signe du vaudou 1976 • The Wind of Hope 1992 • Ouidah 92 1993 • Danhome Kingdom of Huegbadjavi 1989
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Sèmè-Kpodji.
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