Jude Idada

Jude Idada
Born	Jude Idada Lagos, Nigeria
Residence	Toronto, Canada Lagos State, Nigeria
Nationality	Canadian Nigerian
Occupation	screenwriter actor director
Years active	1993–present

Jude Idada is a Nigerian screen writer, actor, poet, playwright and producer best known for writing the multi-award feature film, The Tenant.^[1] He has also produced and written several other short films and books.

Early life and education

Idada, a descent of Edo, was born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria.^[2]

Idada grew up wanting to study medicine in school and so didn't do any art subjects but later he realized he is better off being a writer, so he had to change his course of study to Agric Economics as his father didn't want him writing and because that's the only course he can do with his science background. After a couple of semesters in Agriculture, he wasn't satisfied with it and approached his father that he wants to go back to art and hence after about 9 months of staying back home, he got admission to the University of Ibadan for theater arts and graduated at the top of his class.^[3][4]

Career

After graduation, Idada worked at Guardian Express Bank, a job he got while still a corper after which he moved to Arthur Andersen. He immigrated to Canada, did a postgraduate and worked in banks, telecommunication firms and along that line until one day, he went to see a short film reflected on his passion and hence resigned his job to pursue writing and film production.^[5][6]

He was selected as one of the screenwriters for the Toronto International Film Festival's ADAPT THIS! and the Afrinolly/Ford Foundation Cinema4Change projects. Jude was also an inaugural participant in the Relativity Media/AFRIFF Filmmaking project.

He is the Artistic director of the Africa Theatre Ensemble in Toronto, Canada. Jude directed the stage plays Flood, Brixton Stories, Lost and Coma he has also written and published a collection of short stories A Box of Chocolates, Exotica Celestica, a stage play Oduduwa – King of the Edos, By My Own Hands and a children's book Didi Kanu and the Singing Dwarfs of the North.^[7]

As an acting coach, Jude teaches to a wide variety of thespians, the rudiments and technicalities of acting for stage and for film. He has also guest lectured for the AfriCan Theatre Ensemble in Canada, the Mofilm/Unilever Sunlight Foundation Film Project in Nigeria, the AIDS foundation in Guyana alongside chairing several panels at International Film Festivals and writing for various magazines.^[8][9]

Filmography

Film

• Chameleon (Short Film) – 2016 – Writer/Director
• Blaze Up The Ghetto (Documentary) – 2010 - Director
• The Tenant (Feature Film) – 2005 – Writer/Producer
• Inside (Short Film) – 2000 – Director/Producer
• The Woman in my Closet – (Short Film) – 1999 - Director/Producer
• Young Wise Fools – (Short Film) – 1999 - Director/Producer

Stage Play

• 3some by Jude Idada – 2016 – Director/Producer
• Coma by Jude Idada – 2013 - Director
• Lost by Modupe Olaogun – 2013 - Director
• Brixton Stories by Biyi Bandele – 2012 - Director
• The Flood by Femi Osofisan – 2011 - Director
• In The Name of The Father – 2008 - Writer/Director
• The Seed of Life - 2008 - Writer/Director
• Love is the Word – 2007 - Writer/Director
• Your God is Dead – 2000 – Director/Writer/Producer
• Power of Love - 1999 – Director/Writer/Producer
• Snares of Lucifer – 1998 – Director/Writer/Producer

Writing Credits

Screenplays

• Simi (feature film) – 2016 – For Applegazer and Karmacause Productions, Producer, Udoka Oyeka
• Tatu (Feature film) – 2016 – For Filmhouse Productions, Producer, Don Omope
• The River (feature film) – 2015 - For Applegazer and Karmacause Productions, Producer Orode Uduaghan
• House Girls (TV Series) – 2015 – For Xandria Productions; Producers, Chineze Anyaene, Theophilus Ukpaa.
• Driving Mr Akin (feature film) – 2015 – For Xandra Productions, Producer, Chineze Anyaene.
• Doctor Death (feature film) – 2014 – For Raconteur/Creoternity Productions, Producer Chioma Onyenwe
• The Road (Short film) – 2014 – For Afrinolly/Ford Foundation
• Justice (Short film) – 2014 – For Elvina Ibru Productions
• Sunshine (feature film) - 2013
• Coma (Feature Film) – 2012 – For I Take Media, Producers, Fabian Lojede, Mickey Dube
• Journeys of One (Feature Film) – 2011 – For Omcomm Communications, Producer; Soledad Grognett
• Lagos Connection (Feature Film) – 2011 – For 1 Take Media, Producer; Fabian Lojede
• Afreeka (Feature Film) - 2010
• The Drum (Feature Film) - 2010
• Sex in the Age of Innocence (Feature Film) – 2009
• No More An Uncle Tom (Feature Film) – 2009
• The Dilemma (Feature Film) – 2008
• Ghetto Red Hot (Feature Film) – 2007 – (Optioned)
• Mirage (Feature Film) – 2006
• Kite (Feature Film) – 2006 – for NTFG Productions, Producer Yifei Zhang
• The Tenant (Feature Film) – 2005 – released 2008 by Broken Manacles Entertainment
• Somewhere in Between (Feature Film) – 2005 (Optioned)
• Faces of a Coin (Feature Film) – 2004 (Optioned)
• Inside – (Short Film) – 2000
• The Woman in my Closet – (Short Film) – 1999
• Young Wise Fools – (Short Film) – 1999
• Two Faces of a Coin (Short Film) – 1998

Stage Plays

• Sankara – 2016 – Commissioned by G.R.I.P media
• MKO – 2016 – Commissioned by the MKO Abiola family
• 3some - 2016 - Optioned by Make It Happen Productions
• The March – 2016 – Optioned by Theatre Magnifica
• Resurrection - 2014 – Optioned by Oracles Repertory Theatre
• The Calling – 2013 – Commissioned by African Theatre Ensemble
• Coma – 2012 – Optioned by Oracles Repertory Theatre
• In The Name of The Father – 2008 – Performed by the Visionaries
• The Seed of Life – 2008 – Performed by the Visionaires
• Love is the Word – 2007 – Performed by the Visionaires
• Vendetta – 2006 – Optioned by the Africa Theatre Ensemble
• Oduduwa "King of the Edos" – 2005 – Performed by the Oracle Repertory Theatre

Published by Createspace/Creoternity Books

• Power of Love – 1994 – Performed by Neighbours International
• Your God is Dead – 1994 – Performed by Neighbours International
• Snares of Lucifer – 1993 – Performed by Neighbours International

Novels^[10]

• More than Comedy (A Biography of Efosa ‘Efex’ Iyamu) – 2015
• Didi Kanu and the Singing Dwarfs of the North – 2015- Createspace/Creoternity Books
• By My Own Hands – 2014 – Createspace/Creoternity Books
• A Box of Chocolates^[11] – 2005 – Trafford Publishing

(Collection of Short Stories)

Poetry

^[12]

• Exotica Celestica – 2012 – Createspace/Creoternity Books
• Meditations of a Traveling Mind – 2004
• Oh My Lord! – 1992

Songs

• Firefly – 2016 – Chibie; Producer: Brian Quaye, Chibie Okoye
• Life is Sweet– 2013 – Chibie; Producer: Jeff McCulloch
• Speed Demon – 2013– Chibie; Producer: Jeff McCulloch
• Revolution – 2013 – Chibie; Producer: Soji Oyinsan
• I No Be Tenant – 2010 – Blacko Blaze ft Chibie; Producer: Blacko Blaze, Released by Broken Manacles Entertainment

Acting Credits

• 8 Bars and A Clef (Feature Film) – Dir Chioma Onyenwe - 2014
• The Tenant (Feature Film) - Dir Lucky Ejim – 2006
• Death and the Kings Horseman (Stage Play) – Dir Ronald Wiehs – 2004
• The Prize (Stage Play) – Dir Lekan Fagbade – 2000
• Inside (Short Film) – Dir Jude Idada – 2000
• Ezenwanyi (Stage Play) – Dir Chetachukwu Udo - Ukpai - 1999
• The Woman in my Closet (Short Film) – Dir Jude Idada - 1999
• Young Wise Fools ( Short Film) – Dir Jude Idada – 1999
• Doom (Stage Play) – Dir Yacoub Adeleke – 1997
• Grip Am (Stage Play) – Dir Dare Fasasi – 1997
• Hopes of the Living Dead (Stage Play) – Dir Lekan Fagbade – 1998
• Queen Idia (Stage Play) – Dir Israel Eboh -1998
• Human Zoo (Stage Play) – Dir Dare Fasasi - 1997
• Snares of Lucifer (Stage Play) – Dir Jude Idada, Ifeanyi Agu – 1993, 1997
• Your God is Dead (Stage Play) – Dir Jude Idada - 1994
• Power of Love (Stage Play)- Dir Jude Idada - 1994, 1999
• Eku (Stage Play) – Dir Wale Macaulay – 1995
• Atakiti (Stage Play) – Dir Esikinni Olusanyin - 1995

Awards and recognitions

References

External links

• Jude Idada on IMDb