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Wetin dey. Episode 1 special / BBC World Service Trust, Nigeria ; supported by DFID ; directed by John Akomfrah ; written by Tyrone Terrence, Adaeze Umolu ; dramaturg[e], Gabriel Gbadamosi ; stories by Kunle Dada ... [and others] ; producers, Lina Paul, David Lawson.

Annenberg Circulation Desk DVD/PAL PN1992.77 .W444 Episode 1, 2007
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Format:
Government document
Video
Contributor:
Akomfrah, John, director.
Terrence, Tyrone, screenwriter.
Umolu, Adaeze, screenwriter.
Gbadamosi, Gabriel, adapter.
Dada, Kunle, screenwriter.
Paul, Lina, producer.
Lawson, David (Producer), producer.
Okechukwu, Ikye, actor.
Sadiq, Azizat, actor.
Essang, Eddie, actor.
Yisa, Sodiq, actor.
Mirza, Raiomond, composer.
BBC World Service Trust, producer, distributor.
Great Britain. Department for International Development, producer, distributor.
Nigerian Television Authority, producer.
Language:
English
Hausa
Subjects (All):
Families--Nigeria--Drama.
Families.
Families--Health and hygiene--Nigeria--Drama.
HIV infections.
AIDS (Disease).
Social conditions.
Families--Health and hygiene.
Nigeria--Social conditions--Drama.
Nigeria.
AIDS (Disease)--Nigeria--Drama.
HIV infections--Africa, Sub-Saharan--Prevention--Drama.
Sub-Saharan Africa.
Genre:
Television melodramas.
Television soap operas.
Television series.
Drama.
Video recordings.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (52 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
polychrome
Edition:
[Widescreen presentation].
Place of Publication:
[London] : BBC World Service Trust : Department for International Development, [2007]
Language Note:
In English and Hausa with subtitles in English.
System Details:
DVD-R, PAL, Regions 2-9.
digital
optical
PAL
video file
DVD video
Summary:
"Wetin dey is a ground-breaking TV drama series about the realities of living with HIV and AIDS in Africa. ... [T]he series is designed to raise HIV and AIDS awareness across regional, ethnic and class divides in Nigeria, particularly among the 15-24 generation of young Nigerians confronting the complex issues of love and sex for the first time."--Container.
Participant:
Ikye Okechukwu, Azizat Sadiq, Eddie Assang, Sodiq Yisa.
Credits:
Director of photography, David Higgs; editors, Colin Goudie, Kayin Cheng; music, Raiomond Mirza.
Notes:
Videodisc release of the first episode (in two parts) of the 48 episode television series first broadcast on NTA on April 8th, 2007.
Special feature: Making of Wetin dey (25 min.).
Aspect ratio 16:9.
OCLC:
743054830

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