A Film Screening and Panel Discussion
Join us at G.A.S. Lagos for a free screening of Ebrohimie Road: A Museum of Memory, a documentary produced by Kola Tubosun, and shot by veteran filmmaker Tunde Kelani. This powerful film explores how a small campus bungalow at the University of Ibadan became a pivotal site in Nigeria’s history, where literary icon Wole Soyinka was arrested during the Civil War. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion where speakers will explore the film's themes, discussing cultural heritage management in South West Nigeria, the role of architecture in the preservation and dissemination of cultural heritage, and the importance of archives and archival preservation for contemporary African arts.
"Before he became Africa's first Nobel Prizewinner in Literature, a small campus bungalow at the University of Ibadan played an outsized role in the life of a man, Wole Soyinka, his family, his university, and the nation. Here's the story. How do we preserve not just what we remember but the physical markers of such transient memory? In Ebrohimie Road: A Museum of Memory, we examine how the personal became the national, through the recollection of central and peripheral characters; how a small campus residence became witness to some of the most significant issues in Nigerian social, political, and literary history, many of which remain unresolved. And how ecological changes contribute to the erosion of history and a sense of place. Through stories, visuals, and historical records, we unearth what makes Ebrohimie Road more than just a campus street or physical location, but a place of history and a museum of memory."
- OlongoAfrica, 2024
Event Details
Date: 25th October, 2024
Time: 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: 9b, Hakeem Dickson Drive, off TF Kuboye Road, Oniru, Lagos.
This event is free to attend however it is essential to RSVP to confirm your place due to limited capacity.
ABOUT THE FILM PRODUCER
Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún
Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún is a Nigerian linguist, writer, translator, scholar, cultural activist and film-maker, with works spanning the fields of education, language technology, literature, journalism, and linguistics. He is widely known as the publisher of OlongoAfrica, author of Edwardsville by Heart (2018), Ìgbà Èwe: Translated Poems of Emily R. Grosholz (2021), and the forthcoming Èṣù at the Library & Other Poems (2024). He is also a previous Fulbright scholar (2009), Miles Morland Writing Fellow (2018), and Chevening Research Fellow at the British Library (2019/2020).
His works can be found in several publications including; African Writer, Aké Review, Brittle Paper, International Literary Quarterly and PEN Transmissions. He has also translated notable works by Chimamanda Adichie, Haruki Murakami, Ngugi wa Thiong’o, Wole Soyinka, James Baldwin, Sarah Ladipo-Manyika, Cervantes, and others between English and Yorùbá. He writes in English and Yorùbá, and is currently the Africa co-editor of Best Literary Translations anthology published by Deep Vellum. In 2016, his work in language advocacy earned him the Premio Ostana Special Prize in Cuneo Italy.
Headshot of Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún. Image courtesy of Victor Adewale.
This film is generously supported by a grant from Open Society Foundation and Sterling Bank Nigeria.