Legendary filmmaker, late Adeyemi Josiah Afolayan, popularly called Ade Love is set to be honoured by his family and industry greats twenty years after his demise.
The filmmaker was loved for his unique style of story-telling which infused romance and music with folktales, political satires, family centric and other forms of drama that appealed to the young and the young at heart.
It will be 20 years this December 30, when the legendary filmmaker passed on, and in celebration of his memory, his children, most of who are in the entertainment industry are putting together a week of activities that will not only bring veteran film personalities from the days of the Yoruba travelling theatre under one roof, but spark new debate on the old and new ways of storytelling.
Championing the movement is award-winning Nollywood actor, Kunle Afolayan, who revealed that the event, in honour of their late father, will host distinguished guests in the society, actors, and other film industry stakeholders on Thursday, December 15, at the National Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos.
GreennewsNG understands that a documentary on the life and times of the legend is also in the making, featuring some of his contemporaries like Lere Paimo, aka Eda Onile Ola, Mr. Jimoh Aliu, Mr. Olu Omojola, Moremi Duro Ladipo, Chief Eddie Ugbomah, Dr. Ola Balogun, Professor Adebayo Faleti, Kareem Adepoju, aka Baba Wande, Wole Olowo Moju Ore, aka Baba Gebu, Chief Elebuibon and Mr. Victor Ashaolu among several others.
“In the spirit and essence of the celebration of his works, there will be an official premiere of Ade Love’s film, Kadara (Destiny) after 36 years of its initial release,” Kunle Afolayan revealed.In the line-up for what they call the Ade Love Week, Kunle disclosed that “there will be daily screenings of ‘Kadara’, ‘Taxi Driver’ 1 and 2 at the National Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos, the Lagos Airport Hotel, Ikeja, Silverbird Cinemas, Film House, Genesis Deluxe, Kada, Viva and other cinemas across the country.”
Ade Love who started filmmaking before Hubert Ogunde and Baba Sala recorded the highest number of celluloid films in Yoruba. He was also the most travelled Yoruba filmmaker whose films represented Nigeria at major film festivals in the world.
Ade Love passed on December 30, 1996 after suffering stroke twice.
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