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Iquo B. Essien

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  • Writer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Iquo B. Essien is a Nigerian-American director best known for her short film Aissa's Story, based on the DSK trial, which was a semifinalist in the Student Academy Awards. An avid dancer, she received her MFA in screenwriting and directing from NYU Grad Film, and holds a Bachelor's degree from Stanford University.
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    • Known for

    Aissa's Story (2013)
    Aissa's Story
    6.9
    Short
    • Director
    • 2013
    Momo Dione and MaameYaa Boafo in New York, I Love You (2016)
    New York, I Love You
    5.7
    Short
    • Director
    • 2016
    Zainab Jah and Mavis Martin in How to Make Afang Soup (2008)
    How to Make Afang Soup
    Short
    • Director
    • 2008
    Dakota (2008)
    Dakota
    8.1
    Short
    • Producer
    • 2008

    Credits

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    Director

    • Momo Dione and MaameYaa Boafo in New York, I Love You (2016)
      New York, I Love You
      5.7
      Short
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Aissa's Story (2013)
      Aissa's Story
      6.9
      Short
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Zainab Jah and Mavis Martin in How to Make Afang Soup (2008)
      How to Make Afang Soup
      Short
      • Director
      • 2008

    Writer

    • Momo Dione and MaameYaa Boafo in New York, I Love You (2016)
      New York, I Love You
      5.7
      Short
      • written by
      • 2016
    • Aissa's Story (2013)
      Aissa's Story
      6.9
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2013
    • Zainab Jah and Mavis Martin in How to Make Afang Soup (2008)
      How to Make Afang Soup
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2008

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Sahr Ngaujah and Nana Mensah in Farewell Meu Amor (2016)
      Farewell Meu Amor
      6.3
      Short
      • additional photography
      • 2016
    • Rory Clarke in Walking the Dead (2015)
      Walking the Dead
      Short
      • assistant camera
      • 2015
    • Katya & the Scarlet Sails (2012)
      Katya & the Scarlet Sails
      7.2
      Short
      • dit
      • 2012

    Personal details

    • Official sites
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      • LinkedIn
    • Alternative name
      • Iquo Essein

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