Toyin Adekeye’s ‘Bigger than Africa’ Documentary Features Obasanjo, Late Alaafin, Ooni

Stories by Vanessa Obioha

United States-based Nigerian filmmaker, Toyin Adekeye’s cultural documentary, ‘Bigger Than Africa,’ which premiered on Netflix on Friday, May 13, paraded most prominent Yoruba culture enthusiasts. Some of the notable personalities glimpsed in the documentary include the late Alaafin of Oyo, Lamidi Adeyemi, the Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi, former president Olusegun Obasanjo, prolific writer and playwright Prof. Wole Soyinka, Prof. Wande Abimbola, Chief Mrs. Nike Okundaye of Nike Art Gallery, Fayemi Elebuibon, Afrobeat musician Femi Kuti among others.

In a statement from Adekeye’s Motherland Productions, USA, the well-researched documentary will give an exposé on the historical influence of Yoruba culture and how it transcends continents and connects the Black diaspora.

Adekeye described the documentary as a necessary legacy for the Yoruba heritage. The Los Angeles Film School alumnus has continued to get accolades for ‘Bigger Than Africa,’ which has screened at film festivals worldwide winning multiple awards including Charlotte Black Film festival, AFI World Peace Initiative Cannes, and Silicon Valley African Film festival.

The documentary is distributed by KAP Film and management agency EGMNY.