"While in the Central Bank, he participated as an actor and writer in the popular Nigerian Television Drama series titled 'The Village Headmaster' in which he played the role of Bassey Okon, the doctor, dispenser and pharmacist of Oja village. Remember he was born in Calabar and now in Village Headmaster he played the role of an Efik in the junction town of Oja. Remember him and Sisi Clara (Elsie Olusola) and Amebo (Ibidun Allison)? He left banking in 1970 and went into full acting, writing and production.]
He is more renowned in acting but his creative pedigree transcends not just acting that he is very well known for on the screen. He is a film producer whose production credits include Bisi, Daughter of the River and Adio's Family in co-production with NTA.
JAB Adu wrote, co-produced and directed the full length film — 'Bisi, Daughter of the River', a film that was one of the pioneering efforts that followed Kongi's Harvest and 'Things Fall Apart.' Based upon the Yoruba legend of Olurombi and shot on 35min on celluloid on location both in Lagos and Badagry. The film threw a challenge to the American and Indian films in the Nigerian cinema circuit because of its production quality and Nigerians' thirst to see their own people on the cinema screens in the theatres. One of the lessons of Bisi was that like 'Kongi's Harvest 'and 'Things Fall Apart', the crew was both Nigerian and foreign film technicians — an avenue for learning by the local crew members. Bisi, Daughter of the River had a success story in the cinema theatres."
- Adegboyega Arulogun
Such fond memories. Awesome essay on JAB Adu. Please read here...
- Ikhide
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