“I am heartbroken to percentage the unexpected and surprising loss of life on Sunday 7th of August in Lagos of my father Biyi Bandele,” Temi Bandele wrote on Facebook.
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“Biyi become a prodigiously proficient writer and filmmaker, as well as a devoted buddy and liked father. He was a storyteller to his bones, with an unblinking angle, singular voice and understanding which spoke boldly through all of his artwork, in poetry, novels, plays and on screen. He advised testimonies which made a profound effect and stimulated many all over the international. His legacy will stay on via his work.
“He become taken from us much too quickly. He had already said so much so beautifully and had so much greater to say.
“We ask everybody to delight recognize the privateness of his family and buddies as we grieve his loss.”
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) August 9, 2022
The surprising information comes slightly weeks before the historical Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) highest quality of Netflix and EbonyLife’s ‘Elesin Oba’ which he directed and tailored for the screen.
Bandele changed into famend for steering the 2013 film adaptation of Chimamanda’s traditional novel ‘Half Of A Yellow Sun’ starring Thandiwe Newton and Chiwetel Ejiofor.
