At just 12 years old, Zuriel Oduwole has already made four documentaries.
At just 12 years old, Zuriel Oduwole has already made four documentaries.
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Her latest self-produced title -- she writes, shoots and edits each film herself -- "A Promising Africa" recently received a limited cinema release in five countries: Ghana, UK, Nigeria, Japan, South Africa.
Her latest self-produced title -- she writes, shoots and edits each film herself -- "A Promising Africa" recently received a limited cinema release in five countries: Ghana, UK, Nigeria, Japan, South Africa.
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Zuriel Oduwole gets into the media scrum while interviewing Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, president of Liberia.
Zuriel Oduwole gets into the media scrum while interviewing Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, president of Liberia.
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Oduwole sits with Nigeria's departing president Goodluck Jonathan.
Oduwole sits with Nigeria's departing president Goodluck Jonathan.
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Oduwole sits down with the president of South Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit.
Oduwole sits down with the president of South Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit.
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She is pictured here with her younger sister and former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo (left) and ec-Ghanaian president John Kufuor (right).
She is pictured here with her younger sister and former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo (left) and ec-Ghanaian president John Kufuor (right).
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To date, the plucky filmmaker, pictured here with Lesotho's prime minister Tom Thabane, has interviewed 14 presidents and prime ministers.
To date, the plucky filmmaker, pictured here with Lesotho's prime minister Tom Thabane, has interviewed 14 presidents and prime ministers.
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In addition to her films, Oduwole also spends much of her time traveling to schools around the world giving motivational speeches to students. She's pictured here posing with students from a township school as part of her education campaign, <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dreamupspeakupstandup.com%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">"Dream Up, Speak Up, Stand Up."</a>
In addition to her films, Oduwole also spends much of her time traveling to schools around the world giving motivational speeches to students. She's pictured here posing with students from a township school as part of her education campaign, "Dream Up, Speak Up, Stand Up."
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She is pictured here with former president of Malawi Joyce Banda after her interview.
She is pictured here with former president of Malawi Joyce Banda after her interview.
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Another day, another interview -- this time with Uhuru Kenyatta, the president of Kenya.
Another day, another interview -- this time with Uhuru Kenyatta, the president of Kenya.
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Pictured sitting down to chat with Cape Verde's president Jorge Fonseca. Zuriel acknowledges that she still has lots to learn and while you may think she wants to study film-making at college, she's got her eye on bigger goals.
Pictured sitting down to chat with Cape Verde's president Jorge Fonseca. Zuriel acknowledges that she still has lots to learn and while you may think she wants to study film-making at college, she's got her eye on bigger goals.
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"Most people think because I'm doing filmmaking right now it's something I'm going to study in college. But actually from a young age I've enjoyed building various contraptions, especially robots and I'd like to do programming -- something that could be made in the future for example a rover that goes on Mars."
"Most people think because I'm doing filmmaking right now it's something I'm going to study in college. But actually from a young age I've enjoyed building various contraptions, especially robots and I'd like to do programming -- something that could be made in the future for example a rover that goes on Mars."
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But that's not the extent of her ambitions as the 9th grader, who recently spoke at the prestigious annual African Economics Forum held at Columbia University (pictured), also has designs on the highest oval-shaped office in the land. "When I get much much older I'd like to become the President of the United States so I can have a positive effect on the U.S. and also all the other countries in the world, especially the countries on the African continent."<br />
But that's not the extent of her ambitions as the 9th grader, who recently spoke at the prestigious annual African Economics Forum held at Columbia University (pictured), also has designs on the highest oval-shaped office in the land. "When I get much much older I'd like to become the President of the United States so I can have a positive effect on the U.S. and also all the other countries in the world, especially the countries on the African continent."
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But for the time being, Zuriel, seen here striking a pose with humanities students from the University of Pretoria, is going to stick to what she knows -- film-making and her next project will combine her love of education and documentaries.
But for the time being, Zuriel, seen here striking a pose with humanities students from the University of Pretoria, is going to stick to what she knows -- film-making and her next project will combine her love of education and documentaries.
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"I still have a lot to learn, after all I'm only 12 but what's next is to create another documentary called "Follow the ball for education," she says. "I can't say too much about it just yet but it's going to be about how I took two soccer balls to six countries across three continents to get people talking about girl's education during football season."
"I still have a lot to learn, after all I'm only 12 but what's next is to create another documentary called "Follow the ball for education," she says. "I can't say too much about it just yet but it's going to be about how I took two soccer balls to six countries across three continents to get people talking about girl's education during football season."
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