Nadine Ibrahim

{{short description|Nigerian film director}} {{Infobox person | name = Nadine Ibrahim | image = Nadineibrahim (cropped).jpg | alt =  | caption = Nadine Ibrahim in 2022 | birth_name =  | birth_date = {{Birth based on age as of date|25|2019|8|16}} | birth_place = Kaduna, Nigeria | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = | alma_mater = University of Gloucestershire | known_for = | years_active = 2015–present | occupation = Film director | notable_works = | mother = Amina J. Mohammed }}

'''Nadine Ibrahim''' (born {{Birth based on age as of date|25|2019|8|16|noage=1}}) is a Nigerian film director.<ref name="okoro" />

==Biography== Ibrahim was born in Kaduna, in northern Nigeria, and was raised as a Muslim. Her mother, Amina J. Mohammed is the former Nigerian minister of the environment and current Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations.<ref name=okoro/> At a young age, Ibrahim developed an interest in storytelling and filmmaking rather than traditional academic subjects.<ref name=samanga/> She moved from Nigeria to Great Britain at the age of 14<ref>{{cite web |title=Lessons on Breaking into the movie industry- Nadine Ibrahim Films to the world. |url=https://mrsceonaija.com/2018/02/25/lessons-on-breaking-into-the-movie-industry-nadine-ibrahim-films-to-the-world/ |website=MRSCEONAIJA |accessdate=11 October 2020 |date=25 February 2018 |archive-date=29 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029054903/https://mrsceonaija.com/2018/02/25/lessons-on-breaking-into-the-movie-industry-nadine-ibrahim-films-to-the-world/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> and studied media and film production at the University of Gloucestershire. Among other things, she worked on projects for the United Nations and Fictionless films.<ref name=okoro/> Ibrahim was the associate producer for ''Hakkunde'', about a Southern Nigerian who encounters Northern culture for the first time.<ref name=future>{{cite web |url=https://awards.thefutureafrica.com/the-future-awards-africa-prize-for-screen-producer/ |title=The Future Awards Africa Prize for Screen Producer |work=The Future Awards Africa |date=2 December 2018 |accessdate=11 October 2020}}</ref>

Her short documentary film ''Through Her Eyes'' was released in 2017. It tells the story of a Azeeza, a 12-year-old girl who was kidnapped and became a suicide bomber. The film was a semi-finalist at the Los Angeles Cinema Festival and was nominated in the short film category at the Africa International Film Festival.<ref name=okoro>{{cite news |first=Enuma |last=Okoro |url=https://guardian.ng/guardian-woman/nadine-ibrahim-i-want-to-tell-stories-that-can-change-the-world/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Nadine Ibrahim: I want to tell stories that can change the world |date=4 March 2017 |accessdate=11 October 2020|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> For the media group EbonyLife films and television she used film to tell stories of the ethnic groups of northern Nigeria, such as the Hausa, Fulani, Igbira, Igala, Tiv and Gbagyi.<ref name=future/> She is the CEO of a Nigerian-based multimedia company, Nailamedia, founded in 2017.<ref name=inmesit/> Her documentary short film ''Marked'', which she worked on for two years, was inspired by the marking on her aunt's face, and made its debut at the Aké Festival in Lagos in 2019. It deals with traditional scarification, which is widespread in Nigeria but also a taboo subject, however, the beauty aspect of it was what Ibrahim wanted to champion.<ref>{{cite news |first=Dominic|last=Cadogan|url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/body/article/46557/1/scarification-nadine-ibrahim-marked-documentary-film-nigeria-lagos-taboo |title=Immerse yourself in the taboo art of scarification via short film Marked |work=Dazed|date=24 October 2019 |accessdate=11 October 2020}}</ref>

Ibrahim listed Tyler Perry, Alfred Hitchcock, Spike Lee and Ang Lee as her role models.<ref name=inmesit>{{cite news|first=Inemesit|last=Udodiong |url=https://www.pulse.ng/bi/lifestyle/nadine-ibrahim-nigerian-filmmaker-talks-about-the-essence-of-being-different/nzp71n0 |title=Nigerian filmmaker Nadine Ibrahim talks about the essence of being different |date=16 August 2019 |accessdate=11 October 2020|newspaper=Pulse Nigeria}}</ref> Another important influence she mentions is her mother, through whose work in the government she learned of poverty and corruption in Nigeria.<ref name=samanga>{{cite news|first=Rumaro|last=Samanga |url=https://www.okayafrica.com/nadine-ibrahim-film-nigeria-nollywood/ |title=In Conversation with Nigerian Filmmaker Nadine Ibrahim: 'The local stories matter the most.' |work=OkayAfrica|date=22 October 2019 |accessdate=11 October 2020}}</ref> She has been named one of the top young Nigerian filmmakers to watch.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://shadowandact.com/three-young-nigerian-filmmakers-to-watch |title=Three Young Nigerian Filmmakers to Watch |work=Shadow and Act|first=Olu Yomi |last=Ososanya|date=8 May 2017|access-date=11 October 2020}}</ref>

==Partial filmography== *2015: ''Idéar'' (short film) *2017: ''Hakkunde'' (short film) *2017: ''Through Her Eyes'' (short film) *2018: ''Tolu'' (short film) *2019: ''I am not corrupt'' (short film) *2019: ''Marked'' (short film)<ref>{{Cite news |title=Netflix acquires Nadine Ibrahim's 'Marked' documentary |url=https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2021/03/30/netflix-acquires-nadine-ibrahims-marked-documentary/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-06-25 |language=en-US|newspaper=P.M. News}}</ref> *2019: ''Words cut deep'' (short film)

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