Biyi Bandele
About
Biyi Bandele is a London-based Nigerian playwright, novelist, and filmmaker. He wrote and directed the film Half of a Yellow Sun starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandie Newton, and John Boyega. He is currently working on a screen adaptation of Wole Soyinka’s prison memoirs for the British Film Institute.
Nigerian Prince
Nigerian Prince follows two characters; Eze, a stubborn, first generation Nigerian-American teenager and his cousin, Pius, who is a desperate Nigerian Prince scammer. After Eze’s mother sends him to Nigeria against his will, Eze retaliates by teaming up with Pius to scam unsuspecting foreigners in order to earn money for a return ticket back to America.