Do More: The Achebe Challenge - Andy Amadi Okoroafor - Igbo Conference 2021

Andy Amadi Okoroafor is a Creative Art Director, Curator, Filmmaker and Producer
He was born in Nigeria in 1966. He pursued his film education and a successful creative career in Paris.
Andy is an acclaimed Creative Director whose clients have included Xuly-Bët,
Nissan, L’Oreal, Kookaï, Virgin Music France, Galeries LaFayette, Meridiam
Infrastructure, Who’s Next, SEHM Fashion Fair Paris , South African Fashion
Week (SAFW) DIESEL JEANS and many more.

His visuals works covers innovative record covers to music videos. Those
he directed and others as he curated for Virgin music France in his 5 year stint
as their visual creative director:
This includes LES NUBIANS, STEPHAN EICHER, FRANCOISE HARDY,
JULIEN CLERC& CARLA BRUNI, BENJAMAIN BIOLAY , MANU CHAO, LES
RITA MITSUKO, JEAN LOUIS AUBERT etc.

Singers like PATRICE, AYO, ADE BANTU, NNEKA have also benefited from his visuals.
His first film was a documentary on Xulybet Funkin Fashion. He has also
directed commercials and documentary for the Nigerian national petrol
company. and Banks. His commercials for the German brand STAJI has
stood out over the years, He also did curated fashions films for the Madame
Figaro as they launched their digital platforms.

His first feature film RELENTLESS premiered at the BFI London and has
since been shown around the world. £20 Dream, his latest feature film has just been
released in Africa and will start showing all over the world
Amadi’s art exhibitions and film installations have spanned the world from
Sharjah to Singapore

Andy Amadi OKOROAFOR is the founder and editor of the acclaimed CLAM
MAGAZINE. He is also a TED Fellow

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