Charles Uwagbai

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Charles Uwagbai
NationalityNigerian
Education Ekiti State University
OccupationFilmmaker

Charles Uwagbai is a Nigerian Canadian [1] filmmaker. He hails from Edo state of the Southern part of Nigeria. [2] Charles Uwagbai is an media producer and director. He has experiences in media production, editing, directing, and animation. His works include TV/radio commercials, documentaries, reality shows and movies, among others. [3]

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Early life

Charles Uwagbai is an Edo-born graduate of Engineering from Ekiti State University He enrolled at the New York Film Academy and trained under directors like Andy Amenechi and Alex Mouth. He started his career with motion graphics and animations but has since moved on to make some of Nollywood's cinema movies like Black Silhouette, Breathless, The Ghost and the Tout , Kondo Games. [4]

Career

Charles Uwagbai made his first movie titled 'Okoro, the Prince" in the year 2010. [2] The movie starred actors such as late Sam Loco, Alex Osifo and a host of many other. But before then, he has been involved in other projects and other films. [2] He started out in the music industry, and shot music videos, and TV commercials before he ventured into Nollywood. [2]


Selected Filmography

Finding Odera - Director, 2023

Kipkemboi - Director

Half Brothers - Director, 2023

The Thorn - Director, 2023

Alone (Short) - Director, 2023

Holy Heist (can a man rob god)** - Director, 2023

In the Way of Love - Director, 2022

Seeking Solace - Director, 2022

Devil's Angel - Director, 2022

Celebrity Crash - Director, 2022

Virtue of Ignorance - Director, 2022

Quit Notice - Director, 2021

Nerve Wreck - Director, 2021

Charlie Charlie - Director, 2021

Small Thing - Director, 2021

Missing - Director, 2021

Blood of Enogie (TV Series) - Director, 2021

Entangle - Director, 2020

The Therapist - Director, 2020

His Queen - Director, 2020

Nkem - Director, 2020

A Story from Zazu - Director, 2020

True Vision - Director, 2020

Forever and a Day - Director, 2019

The African Couple (TV Series) - Director, 2019

Lucked Up - Director, 2019

The Gentleman - Director, 2019

Nwanyioma - Director, 2018

Never Yours - Director, 2018

What Just Happened - Director, 2018

The Washerman - Director, 2018

Akunne - Director, 2018

Tailor My Heart - Director, 2018

Expired Maiden - Director, 2018

The Ghost and the Tout - Director, 2018

The Friend Zone - Director, 2017

Esohe - Director, 2017

Displaced - Director, 2017

London Fever - Director, 2017

The Inlaws - Director, 2017

Brother Jekwu - Director, 2016

Breathless - Director, 2015

The Black Silhouette - Director, 2014

Okoro the Prince - Director, 2013

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References

  1. "Charles Uwagbai". Directors.ca. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
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  3. "THE INLAWS". FilmFreeway.
  4. "Why actresses get sexually harassed by movie directors – Charles Uwagbai". 15 July 2018.