Award-winning filmmaker Kemi Adetiba recently sat down for a chat with CNN’s “African Voices”, where she shared some inspiring tales about herself and her work ethic.
Speaking on her successful movie The Wedding Party, Kemi said she knew the movie would be a success because
of her approach towards making the movie which was that:
The greatest thing you can do for yourself is every time you have the
opportunity to handle someone’s project, knock it out the park, and that
is what I live by every day.
On this week’s episode of CNN’s “African Voices”, Kemi Adetiba opened up
about her career, her next moves and why the series “King Women” is so
important to her.
On why she decided on being behind the cameras:
“I was questioning my longevity in front of the camera… I’d also find it
intriguing when I would go off for shoots with the cameramen… I said:
‘Instead of just wasting a couple of years, how about I learn a new
craft while I’m doing that? What is the thing that I want to learn now?
What is the thing that will take my career to the next level? – being a
director.’”
On her King Woman Project:
“The reason why I developed King Women is because I wanted women to see
these role models of the earth, these women that we draw inspiration
from that we put on pedestals, I wanted them to see them in their glory,
but also understand that they have also gone through life, and life for
them was not easy… People need to hear these stories, and I’m so
grateful to everyone who gave me their time to make this series.”
On future and her upcoming projects,
“I honestly do believe that winning an Oscar is going to come very soon, I’ve given myself two to five years.”
