Igbo Storytelling: Disruptions in the transfer of Values – Ujuaku Akukwe – Igbo Conference

Ujuaku Akukwe is a mother of three, an entrepreneur, award-winning documentary filmmaker, author, speaker and a culture advocate. She is the CEO of Frances-Ashley Media, InspiredThots ltd and the co-founder Leaps and Bounds Entertainment ltd.
Her extensive experience and practice cut across Media consultancy, Content design and Social works with over 12 years’ experience in social enterprise and seven years as a filmmaker. She is a recipient of a Certificate of Recognition from the California Legislature Assembly for her use of film for community engagement and won the Nigeria Women Entrepreneurship Award for her contribution to positive parenting. Her documentaries have won awards globally, including the winner, best documentary Silicon Valley African Film Festival, United States. Winner, Woman Producer of the Year and Award of Excellence both from the International Film Festival, Women, Zero discrimination and Social justice Indonesia amongst others.

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Ujuaku Akukwe spoke at the virtual Igbo symposium under the guiding theme of Disruptions: Breaks & Ruptures, which held from 17th-19th June 2020. Over the three days a range of speakers discussed significant moments of change for Igbo people, brought about by disruptive forces (both positive and negative). Conversations engaged with key historical events and changes in cultural practices, notions of identity and ways of seeing the world.

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