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I Am More Dangerous Dead

A poetic tribute to writer, poet and environmental activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa, who was executed alongside eight other activists for opposing the environmental damage done by oil companies like Shell in their oil-rich homeland, Ogoni.

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Meet the Crew

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Majiye Uchibeke

Writer/Director

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Wubetu Shimelash

Cinematographer

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Shan Cao

Sound

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eMJay Albarr

Assistant Director

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Ernest Okon Udokpoh

2nd Unit Cinematographer

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Denzel Jenkins

Producer

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Cristina Headrick

Editor

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Damisi 

Sound

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Chad Buley

Graphics

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Kyle Piety

Composer

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Miles Lagoze

Producer

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Matthew Berger

Editor

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Hannah Kelley

Associate Producer

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Gwushim Uchibeke

2nd Unit Producer

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Alex Sears

Composer

Behind the scenes

Credits

Assistant Camera

    Gaffer

        Grip

Colorist
       Archival Research

  Production Designer

          Art PA
                                              Wardrobe

Construction

Still Photographer

Motion Graphics

Additional Graphics

        Credit Sequence

    Stunt Coordinator

Drone pilot

Sound

         Production PA

Location

            Drivers

Sofonias Feleke

Yingu Chen

Harnish Ambaliya,  Hector Martinez, Byron Mason, Ace Yilma

Tim Truesdell

 eMJay Al Barr, Alex McNab, Christen Vanderbilt

Claire Li, Daisy Wu

Amirah Adem, Ruby Ahmad, Kay McCarthy, Alex McNab

Agwauma Uboh, Gwushim Uchibeke, Keniegwor Uchibeke 

Anthony Watson Sr., Anthony Watson Jr.

Yuwei Zhou

Chad Buley

Liam Mills

Paul McDonnell

Tony Snegoff

Paul Ogedeton 

Anthony Peter Ekpo, Godson Olimini

Joseph Albart, Nwikpugi Zuguru Bright, Uyodhu Uchibeke 

Dum Syl Aminikpo

Blessing Enyelike, Godson Olimini

University of Michigan Team

Cinematographer: Marciel Peres

Sound: Alfonso Sintjago 


 

Winston-Salem State University Team

Cinematographer/Sound: James Russell

 

Interviewees

Omolade Adunbi

Roy Doron

Ledum Mitee

Kwame Saro-Wiwa

Charles Wiwa

 

Reenactment Actors

Maya Bello

Moise Nyandu

 Devon Davis

Chigonum Nyekwe

Ryan Hardge

Olivia Okoro

Robert Harding

Samuel Oladejo

Janay Henry

Alef Orixa

Doshima Iyorlu

Malachia Parker

Denzel Jenkins

Shelbrena Payne

Ahmed Uthman

Marquese King

Golden Weli

Nekeisha Wineglass

Albert Linton

 

Poetry Voiced By

Ukairo Ukairo

Special Thanks

Uchi Uchibeke

Chimoney 

Indiegogo Crowdfunding

The Ken Saro-Wiwa Foundation

The Ken Saro-Wiwa family

Ledum Mitee

Regina Adigwe

The People of Ogoni

Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People

Kwame Saro-Wiwa

The People of Abarikpo village

Charles Wiwa

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