Yinka Djin

Yinka Djin in 2010

Yinka Djin is a Canadian-Ghanaian producer, director and editor. Born in Montreal, PQ, she grew up in Ghana and moved back to Canada in the 1990s. She is the daughter of Adu Kofi Djin, a lawyer and a former Minister of Trade, and Evelyne Djin, a French/English interpreter. She is the eldest of four children and has three brothers. She attended Achimota School in Accra, Ghana. Yinka is currently based in Ghana, but splits her time between Europe and Canada.

Works

Director

• M.P. (Madam Pink, 2006), a movie that deals with the issues of domestic violence though a fictional narrative
• The Red Glasses (2005), a movie about the adventure of two kids after they find a pair of magical sunglasses

Editor

• Euthanamour (2007)

Editor, Co-writer

• "More, more, less" (2011)

Awards

• Best International Short for M.P. at the 2007 Abuja Film Festival

External links

• Yinka Djin at the Internet Movie Database
• Profile at Madam Pink
• Page on Vimeo