Emmanuel Effiong Johnson is a Nigerian researcher, filmmaker and poet. He has directed films such as To Grow a Tree, Parallel Identity and the upcoming film: Becoming Nigerian. He has also written his first poetry book which is soon to be published. He has recently passed his PhD programme at Coventry University, which explores Nigerian student experience and what it means to be educated. Emmanuel is committed to values of authenticity and accessibility across his works.
Born
Emmanuel Disu Effiong Johnson
12 November 1994
Abuja, Nigeria
Hometown
Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
Education
Coventry University [BA, MA, PhD (ongoing)]
EF Cambridge [University Foundation Diploma]
Bright Stars Model Secondary School [GCE Ordinary Level]
Thesis
Becoming Educated: An Autoethnography of Nigerian Student Experience Involving Participatory Film
Main interests
Education, Film, Identity, Belonging, Poetry, Autobiographical Writing, Media, Art-Research, Faith and Religion, Reflection in Research, Self-Expression, Authenticity, Accessibility in Research, Personal/Lived Experience, Cultural Relations
Influences
Effiong Johnson, Ofonime Johnson, Katherine Wimpenny, Duncan Clark, Martin Luther King jr, Ken Fero, Alun Dewinter, Fred Mudhai, James Baldwin, Krzysztof Kieślowski
Notable Works
Parallel Identity (2015), To Grow a Tree (2019), Becoming Nigerian (2022)
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