Ikechukwu Onyeka is a Nigerian film director.

Early life and education

Onyeka is from

Umuoji The Umuoji people are those whose roots can be traced to the town of Umuoji, in Idemili North - a local government area in Anambra State, Nigeria. These people are an Igbo speaking ethnic group, whose early history is adversely affected by a lac ...

Idemili North Idemili North is a Local Government Area in Anambra State, south-central Nigeria. Towns that make up the local government are Abacha, Abatete, Eziowelle, Ideani, Nkpor, Obosi, Ogidi, Oraukwu, Uke, Umuoji The Umuoji people are those whose ro ...

local government in

Anambra State Anambra State is a Nigerian state, located in the southeastern region of the country. The state was created on August 27, 1991. Anambra state is bounded by Delta State to the west, Imo State to the south, Enugu State to the east and Kogi St ...

. In 2012, he enrolled at Colorado Film School to study

cinematography Cinematography (from ancient Greek κίνημα, ''kìnema'' "movement" and γράφειν, ''gràphein'' "to write") is the art of motion picture (and more recently, electronic video camera) photography. Cinematographers use a lens to foc ...

. He highlighted his quest to get optimal knowledge in film-making as his reason for taking a break to return to school.

Career

Prior to film-making, Onyeka was an okada rider. Between 1998 and 2006, he directed 70 films and produced thirteen. Onyeka ventured into Nollywood as a property manager, before becoming a production manager, producer, the assistant director then director. According to him, he didn't like acting because of the publicity that comes along with it. He has also founded his production company, Lykon pictures. Onyeka is described as one of the "most accomplished directors" in

Nollywood Nollywood is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry. The origin of the term dates back to the early 2000s, traced to an article in ''The New York Times''. Due to the history of evolving meanings and contexts, there ...

. In 2010, during an interview in New York, he stated that having worked with most big names in the industry,

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is arguably the "only star in Nollywood", he cited her professionalism as a reason for this. He explained that other actors were popular, but not stars. He also described

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as the most popular face in the film industry.

Filmography

*''Unforeseen'' *''Eagle's Bride'' *''Slave To Lust'' *''Warrior's Heart'' *''The Captain'' *''Corporate Maid'' *''Intimidation'' *'' Reloaded'' *'' A Private Storm'' *'' Mr and Mrs'' * '' The Grave Dust'' *''

Forgetting June ''Forgetting June'' is a 2013 Nigerian romantic drama film directed by Ikechukwu Onyeka, starring Majid Michel, Beverly Naya, and Mbong Amata. Cast * Majid Michel - Eddie *Beverly Naya - Tobi *Mbong Amata - June *Blossom Chuks Chukwujekwu - Ge ...

'' *'' Brother's Keeper''

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Onyeka, Ikechukwu Nigerian film directors 20th-century Nigerian male actors Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Igbo male actors Nigerian male television actors Nigerian film producers Nigerian male film actors Actors from Anambra State 21st-century Nigerian actors