Nollywood comes to CAFOD - join us for an exclusive screening of ‘The Oratory’ – which tells the story of an African American Catholic priest, who, after struggling to find his purpose, inspired by the life of Don Bosco, ends up in Lagos, Nigeria working with street children.
Meet the award-winning Nigerian film maker Obi Emelonye, who directed the film, and also meet his collaborator, Father Cyril Odia, a Salesian priest, based in Ireland, who is executive producer and adviser of the film.
Obi Emelonye is the writer, producer and director of ‘The Oratory.’ He is a passionate, self-taught writer, director, and producer with a multi-disciplinary approach to filmmaking. Obi is a lecturer in filmmaking at the University of Huddersfield...
Father Cyril Aigbadon Odia is a Nigerian priest and the rector of the Salesian House of Theology located in St Catherine’s House in the University of Maynooth, Ireland.
He is the Executive Producer of the Salesian Spirituality film, ‘The...
CAFOD’s West Africa Diaspora Engagement Coordinator
Nana Anto-Awuakye is CAFOD’s West Africa Diaspora Engagement Coordinator. Previous to this role, she was Head of Media at CAFOD, and before joining CAFOD worked as a BBC radio producer, producing programmes such as Woman's Hour on Radio 4, and...
Celeste works with people who volunteer with CAFOD. Alongside supporting volunteers to participate in working with their parish communities to address global social issues like climate change and food insecurity, she also hosts webinars for CAFOD...