Okechukwu Oku

Okechukwu Oku
Okechukwu Oku
Ọjọ́ìbí	Okechukwu Oku; Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria
Orílẹ̀-èdè	Nigerian
Orúkọ míràn	Okey Oku, the Oracle
Ọmọ orílẹ̀-èdè	Nigerian
Iṣẹ́	Film producer, director, cinematographer
Ìgbà iṣẹ́	2001 – present
Notable work	Bambitious
Olólùfẹ́	Queendalyn Oku
Àwọn ọmọ	3

Okechukwu Oku /θj/, tí ayé mọ̀ sí Okey Oku tàbí Oracle jẹ́ Olùdarí, olùṣe, cinematographer àti ọ̀kọọri. ^[1] ó Di gbajúmọ̀ látàrí fíìmù tí ó darí rẹ tí àkọlé rẹ ń jẹ́ Love and Oil tó jáde ní ọdún 2014, Burning Bridges ní ọdún 2014) àti Bambitious^[2] (2014) tí àwọn Òṣeré bí Belinda Effah àti Daniel K Daniel náà kópa nínú eré náà.

Ìbẹ̀rẹ̀pẹ̀pẹ̀ Ayẹ́

Oku jẹ́ ọmọ bíbí ìpínlè Enugu ni orílẹ̀ èdè Nàìjíríà, tí ó sì jẹ́ ọmọ tí wọ́n bí sì kejì nínú ọmọ mọ́kànlá tí àwọn òbí rẹ̀ Goddy àti Winifred Òkú bí. ^[3] Ó jẹ́ ọmọ íbò tí ó wá láti Ukpo ni agbègbè Dunukofia ni ìpínlè Anambra. ^[4] Baba rẹ̀, Goddy ńnẹ́ Gbajú-gbaà Olórin ní orílẹ̀ èdè Nàìjíríà ní ọdún 1970s, tí ìyà rẹ̀ Wínifred sì jẹ́ òṣìṣẹ́ ìjọba tí ó ti fẹ̀yìntì. Ẹ̀gbọ́n Oku, tí orúkọ rẹ̀ ń jẹ́ Udoka (Selebobo) Oku jẹ́ ẹni tí ó máa ń gbé orin jáde àti ọ̀kọọri. ^[5]

Oku bẹ̀rẹ̀ ilé ẹ̀kọ́ ni ilẹé ẹ̀kọ́ kékeré WT ni Enugu, tí ó sì tẹ síwájú láti lọ sí St. Charles Special Science School ni Onitsha, ní ìpínlè Anambra. Ní àárín kíkọ́ ẹ̀kọ́ àti lílọ sì ilé ìwé gíga Fáṣítì, oku sọ pé òun fẹ fi ìwé lè láti ṣíṣẹ Theatre. Nibẹ ni Oku tí bẹ̀rẹ̀ si nífẹ̀ẹ́ sì iṣẹ́ orin, tí ó sì kọ àwọn orin kììtẹ́nì^[6] tí ó sì bẹ̀rẹ̀ sí ní ṣe orin Jáde fún àwọn olórin ni gúúsù ìlà oòrùn ni orílè èdè Nàìjíríà,^[7] Nípa báyìí ni ó padà di ẹni tí ó ń darí fídíò fún tẹlifíṣàn.

Ìgbé Ayé

Oku ṣe ìgbéyàwó p pẹ̀lú Queendalyn OKu^[8] Wọ́n sì bí ọmọ Mẹ́ta, tí Wọ́n sì ń gbé ní Enugu ni orílẹ̀ èdè Nàìjíríà.

Àwọn Eré tí ó Kópa níbẹ̀

Feature Films

Year	Title	Major Cast	Role	Notes
2012	Brother's Keeper	Omoni Oboli, Beverly Naya, Majid Michel, Barbara Soki	Cinematographer, Editor	Feature Film, nominated for the 2014 Nollywood Movies Awards for Best Editing and also for the 2013 Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards for Best Cinematography
2012	Last 3 Digits	Nonso Diobi, Sidney "Dr. Sid" Esiri, Yomi Blaq, Rachel Oniga	Director of Photography	Feature Film, won Best International Film Award
2013	Finding Mercy	Rita Dominic, Blossom Chukwujekwu, Chioma Akpotha	Director of Photography	Feature Film, Africa Movie Academy Award - Best Actor, Nollywood Movie Award - Best Rising Star, Nigerian Entertainment Award - Best Supporting Actor
2014	Love and Oil	Yul Edochie, Nuella Njubigbo, Jibola Dabo, Chinaza Ekezie	Director	Feature Film
2014	Burning Bridges	Ivie Okujaye, Ken Erics, Esther Audu	Director	Feature Film
2014	Bambitious^[9]	Belinda Effah, Bucci Franklin, Daniel K Daniel, Ebele Okaro-Onyiuke	Director, Cinematographer, Editor	Feature Film, won multiple awards at the AAFMF
2014	Refugees	Yvonne Nelson, Belinda Effah, Diana Yekinni, Sandra Don Dufe, Ross Fleming, David Chin	Cinematographer	Feature Film, nominated for Best Cinematography at the 2016 AMVCA
2014	Chetanna	Chigozie Atuanya, Queen Nwokoye	DP, Editor	Feature Film, nominated for Best Igbo Film at the 2014 AMVCA and won GIAMA Awards for Best Indigenous Film
2016	Blackrose	Blossom Chukwujekwu, Ebele Okaro-Onyiuke, Lilian Echelon, Betty Bellor, William Iruoha (2Shotz)	Director	Feature Film
2016	A Better Family	Frederick Leonard, IK Ogbonna	Director, DP, Editor	Feature Film, released on YouTube
2016	Excess Luggage	IK Ogbonna, Mike Ezuronye, Queen Nwokoye	DP, Editor	Feature Film, nominated for the BON Awards for Best Comedy and a Toronto Film Festival Official Selection
2016	Jofran	IK Ogbonna, Lisa Omorodion	Producer, Director, DP, Editor	Feature Film, Africa Magic Original Film
2016	Let's hit the Streets	Alex Ekubo, IK Ogbonna	Director, DP, Editor	Feature Film
2016	Tommy and Kenny	Belinda Effah, Buchi Franklin	Director, DP, Editor	Feature Film
2017	Dirty Laundry	Zach Orji, Kalu Ikeagu	Proucer, Director, DP, Editor	Feature Film, Africa Magic Original Film
2017	American Driver	Evan King, Jim Iyke, Anita Chris, Nse Ikpe Etim, Nadia Buari, Emma Nyra, Ayo Makun, Laura Heuston, McPc the Comedian, Michael Tula, Andie Raven	Cinematographer	Feature Film, won Best Comedy at The People's Film Festival in 2017
2017	Sarah's Epiphany	Daniella Okeke, Mike Ezuruonye, Anthony Monjaro	Director	Feature Film
2017	Levi	Ramsey Nouah, Nancy Isime, Deyemi Okanlawon	Director/Producer/Editor	Feature Film

Music Videos

Lee Lee (Resonance)
Ada Ada (Flavour N'abania)^[10]
Yoyo (Selebobo)

Ìgbórínyìn

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result
2013	2013 Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards	Best Cinematography	Brother's Keeper	Wọ́n pèé
2014	2014 Nollywood Movies Awards	Best Editing	Brother's Keeper	Wọ́n pèé
2015	Afrifimo Awards and Film /Music Festival^[11]	Best Film Director	Bambitious	Gbàá
2016	Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCA)^[12]	Best Cinematographer for a Movie or TV Series	Refugees	Wọ́n pèé
2018	Zulu African Film Academy Awards (ZAFAA)^[13]	Best Film Editor	Black Rose	Gbàá

Ẹ tún lè wo

List of Nigerian film producers

Àwọn Ìtọ́kasí

↑ "Okechukwu Oku Archives". Premium Times Nigeria (in Èdè Gẹ̀ẹ́sì). Retrieved 2022-11-30.
↑ Nwaebele, Emeka (25 November 2014). "BAMBITIOUS: FIRST EVER MOVIE TO BE PREMIERED IN ENUGU". Nigeriafilms.com (Lagos, Nigeria). Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151211033441/http://www.nigeriafilms.com/news/30215/45/bambitious-first-ever-movie-to-be-premiered-in-enu.html. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
↑ TECH. "Okechukwu Oku: Biography". imdb.com. United States. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
↑ Nwadike, Chinedu (4 July 2015). "Selebobo's Elder Brother Okey Oku (TheOracle) Nominated for best director at the AAFMF Awards". otowngist.com (Enugu, Nigeria). Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170306055655/http://www.otowngist.com/index.php/others/audio-video/4025-selebobo-s-brother-okey-oku-nominated-for-best-director-at-the-aafmf-awards.html. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
↑ S, Kay (25 July 2015). "Selebobo's Elder Brother Okey Oku (TheOracle) Nominated for best director at the AAFMF Awards". KorrectNaija.com (Lagos, Nigeria). Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222144942/http://www.korrectnaija.com/2015/07/selebobos-elder-brother-okey-oku.html. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
↑ Jojo, Olia (10 December 2011). "FRESH XMAS MUSIC: OKEY OKU - SILENT NIGHT". justjojoentertainment.com (Enugu, Nigeria). http://www.justjojoentertainment.com/members-area/artist-bloggers/entry/2011/12/10/fresh-xmas-music-okey-oku-silent-night. Retrieved 21 December 2015. ^{[Ìjápọ̀ tí kò ṣiṣẹ́ mọ́]}
↑ Aniocha, Emeka (9 December 2011). "New Music: The Oracle a.k.a Okey Oku - Silent Night". IgboKwenuRadio.com (Lagos, Nigeria). Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222135406/http://igbokwenuradio.com/new-music-the-oracle-a-k-a-okey-oku-silent-night/. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
↑ Blaise, Julia (26 July 2015). "CEO Oracle Films, Okechukwu Oku Dedicates Son". JuliaBlaise.com (Lagos, Nigeria). http://www.juliablaise.com/2015/07/photos-ceo-oracle-films-okechukwu-oku.html. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
↑ Izuzu, Chidumga (2 December 2014). "Bambitious: Daniel K Daniel, Belinda Effah, Selebobo attend Enugu premiere". Pulse Nigeria (Lagos, Nigeria). Archived from the original on 27 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151227010415/http://pulse.ng/movies/bambitious-daniel-k-daniel-belinda-effah-selebobo-attend-enugu-premiere-id3316740.html. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
↑ Ayeni, Kunle (3 July 2013). "VIDEO: Flavour – 'Ada ada'". TheNETng (Lagos, Nigeria). http://thenet.ng/2013/07/video-flavour-ada-ada/. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
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↑ "ZAFAA Global Award 2018 – the Complete Winners List | African Glitz Magazine". Archived from the original on 2023-10-10. Retrieved 2023-10-09.

[1] "Okechukwu Oku Archives". Premium Times Nigeria (in Èdè Gẹ̀ẹ́sì). Retrieved 2022-11-30.

[2] Nwaebele, Emeka (25 November 2014). "BAMBITIOUS: FIRST EVER MOVIE TO BE PREMIERED IN ENUGU". Nigeriafilms.com (Lagos, Nigeria). Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151211033441/http://www.nigeriafilms.com/news/30215/45/bambitious-first-ever-movie-to-be-premiered-in-enu.html. Retrieved 7 December 2015.

[Bio-3] TECH. "Okechukwu Oku: Biography". imdb.com. United States. Retrieved 7 December 2015.

[4] Nwadike, Chinedu (4 July 2015). "Selebobo's Elder Brother Okey Oku (TheOracle) Nominated for best director at the AAFMF Awards". otowngist.com (Enugu, Nigeria). Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170306055655/http://www.otowngist.com/index.php/others/audio-video/4025-selebobo-s-brother-okey-oku-nominated-for-best-director-at-the-aafmf-awards.html. Retrieved 21 December 2015.

[Selebobo-5] S, Kay (25 July 2015). "Selebobo's Elder Brother Okey Oku (TheOracle) Nominated for best director at the AAFMF Awards". KorrectNaija.com (Lagos, Nigeria). Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222144942/http://www.korrectnaija.com/2015/07/selebobos-elder-brother-okey-oku.html. Retrieved 7 December 2015.

[6] Jojo, Olia (10 December 2011). "FRESH XMAS MUSIC: OKEY OKU - SILENT NIGHT". justjojoentertainment.com (Enugu, Nigeria). http://www.justjojoentertainment.com/members-area/artist-bloggers/entry/2011/12/10/fresh-xmas-music-okey-oku-silent-night. Retrieved 21 December 2015. ^{[Ìjápọ̀ tí kò ṣiṣẹ́ mọ́]}

[IgboKwenu-7] Aniocha, Emeka (9 December 2011). "New Music: The Oracle a.k.a Okey Oku - Silent Night". IgboKwenuRadio.com (Lagos, Nigeria). Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222135406/http://igbokwenuradio.com/new-music-the-oracle-a-k-a-okey-oku-silent-night/. Retrieved 21 December 2015.

[8] Blaise, Julia (26 July 2015). "CEO Oracle Films, Okechukwu Oku Dedicates Son". JuliaBlaise.com (Lagos, Nigeria). http://www.juliablaise.com/2015/07/photos-ceo-oracle-films-okechukwu-oku.html. Retrieved 9 December 2015.

[9] Izuzu, Chidumga (2 December 2014). "Bambitious: Daniel K Daniel, Belinda Effah, Selebobo attend Enugu premiere". Pulse Nigeria (Lagos, Nigeria). Archived from the original on 27 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151227010415/http://pulse.ng/movies/bambitious-daniel-k-daniel-belinda-effah-selebobo-attend-enugu-premiere-id3316740.html. Retrieved 9 December 2015.

[10] Ayeni, Kunle (3 July 2013). "VIDEO: Flavour – 'Ada ada'". TheNETng (Lagos, Nigeria). http://thenet.ng/2013/07/video-flavour-ada-ada/. Retrieved 21 December 2015.

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[13] "ZAFAA Global Award 2018 – the Complete Winners List | African Glitz Magazine". Archived from the original on 2023-10-10. Retrieved 2023-10-09.

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