Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen (born 20 June 1971) is a Nigerian

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

and film producer.

Career

Imasuen has worked in the film industry since 1995 mainly as a film director and producer. He currently lives in

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. His films feature unexplored aspects of the African experience including tribalism,

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, crime, poverty, religion, and folk beliefs. Imasuen has plans to commence filming an epic movie titled ''Nogbaisi Ovonramwen'' in 2013. It will be about the last

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''Nollywood Babylon''

In 2008 a Canadian documentary ''

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'' co-directed by

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and

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, and produced by AM Pictures and the

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in association with the Documentary Channel, followed Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen while he was shooting his 157th film ''Bent Arrows''. The documentary played in the Official Competition at the

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in January 2009. ''Bent Arrows'' was released into the Nigerian home market in 2010.

Selected filmography

* ''The Soul That Sinneth'' (1999) * ''

The Last Burial ''The Last Burial'' is a 2000 Nigerian classic supernatural film, directed by Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen. Plot This movie tells a story of a man who had financial difficulties, as a result of his predicament he was introduced to an occult group by ...

'' (2000) * ''Private Sin'' (2003) * ''Enslaved'' (2004) * ''Moment of Truth'' (2005) * ''

Games Men Play ''Games men play'' is a 2006 Nigerian drama film directed by Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen. Plot The film looks at the indiscretions among several wealthy Lagosian couples. The main protagonist Tara (Kate Henshaw-Nuttal) decides to do a research on rel ...

'' (2006) * ''Yahoo Millionaire'' (2007) * ''Sister's Love'' (2008) * ''Entanglement'' (2009) * ''Home in Exile'' (2010) * ''Bent Arrows'' (2010) * ''Adesuwa'' (2012) * ''

Invasion 1897 ''Invasion 1897'' is a Nigerian movie that re-enacted the historical events that culminated in the February, 1897 invasion, destruction and looting of the ancient West African kingdom of Benin; and the deposition and exile of its once powerful ki ...

'' (2014) * '' ABCs of Death 2'' (Segment ''L is for Legacy'') (2014) * ''"ATM (Authentic Tentative Marriage)"'' (2016) *''

Enakhe ''Enakhe'' is an Africa Magic original crime drama set in modern-day Benin City. It was directed by Victor Sanchez Aghahowa and features Alex Usifo, Ivie Okujaye, Philip Asaya, Lancelot Oduwa Imaseun and Lota Chukwu. It premiered on September 2 ...

'' (2020) *

Gbege Gbege, popularly known as the first born saga, is a 2022 Nollywood movie produced and directed by Lancelot Oduwa Imaseun. The movie is centred around the preservation and clarification of Benin Cultures and Traditions and stars popular actors ...

Awards and nominations

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