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Sodiq

Year
2013
Country
UK
Duration
44’
Director
Adeyemi Michael

Sodiq dreamed of going to University and becoming a doctor in 2008. Fast-forward 5 years: he is on trial for murder. Director Adeyemi formed a unique bond with Sodiq; they set up a football team on their council estate together, and made a film in 2008 celebrating Sodiq’s dream of becoming a doctor, stating at the time that he didn’t want to end up in jail. The victim Sylvester also had dreams of becoming an athlete; it appears he and Sodiq were leading a double life. Director Adeyemi goes in search for what the turning point was, for a young man who once had the ambitions to become a doctor.

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National Film & Television School, Adeyemi Michael, Beaconsfield Studios, Station Road, Beaconsfield, Great Britain, +44 7984401887, [email protected], www.nftsfilm-tv.ac.uk
Director
Adeyemi Michael

Adeyemi Michael was born in Lagos, Nigeria, and grew up in London. He is a 2013 MA Documentary Directing graduate (Leverhulme Scholar) at the coveted National Film & Television School. He now gives public talks to the mayors of London's boroughs and at international summits.

Selected Filmography

Sodiq (2013)

Cinema House, Blue Hall
Cinema House
vul. Saksahanskoho, 6
22 INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
 6 — 13 
June 2025
Positive
DOCU/SHORT
Positive
Year
2013
Country
Ukraine
Director
Polina Kelm
Duration
28’
DOCU/SHORT
There Is peace?
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There Is peace?
Year
2013
Country
Spain
Director
Unai Aranzadi
Duration
32’
DOCU/SHORT
Joanna
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Joanna
Year
2013
Country
Poland
Director
Aneta Kopacz
Duration
45’
DOCU/SHORT
Living in the Shadows
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Living in the Shadows
Year
2013
Country
Australia
Director
David Maurice Smith
Duration
4’
DOCU/SHORT
Yabuki-machi
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Yabuki-machi
Year
2012
Country
France
Director
Mitsuaki Saito
Duration
33’
DOCU/SHORT
Filmstripe
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Filmstripe
Year
2012
Country
Canada
Director
John Blouin
Duration
18’
DOCU/SHORT
Liza, Go Home!
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Liza, Go Home!
Year
2012
Country
Lithuania, Estonia
Director
Oksana Buraja
Duration
28’
DOCU/SHORT
Mom
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Mom
Year
2013
Country
Russia
Director
Lidia Sheinina
Duration
28’
DOCU/SHORT
Shrove Sunday
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Shrove Sunday
Year
2013
Country
Russia
Director
Dina Barinova
Duration
32’
DOCU/SHORT
Srulik
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Srulik
Year
2012
Country
Israel
Director
Noa Levin
Duration
14’
DOCU/SHORT
Taxi for Two
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Taxi for Two
Year
2013
Country
Canada
Director
Dan Popa
Duration
14’
DOCU/SHORT
Vegas
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Vegas
Year
2013
Country
UK
Director
Lukasz Konopa
Duration
24’
DOCU/SHORT
With Open Eyes
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With Open Eyes
Year
2013
Country
Sweden
Director
Erik Bäfving
Duration
14’
DOCU/SHORT
6 vs. 6
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6 vs. 6
Year
2012
Country
Germany
Director
Pius Neumaier
Duration
8’
DOCU/SHORT
Dèfriche
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Dèfriche
Year
2013
Country
Canada
Director
Noémie Brassard
Duration
14’
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