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Home Agribusiness ‘Cinema can reflect heal and humanize’: Interview with Lanre’ Obisesan, a Nigerian-American...

‘Cinema can reflect heal and humanize’: Interview with Lanre’ Obisesan, a Nigerian-American filmmaker

June 9, 2025

Photo of Lanre’ Obisesan. Photo by Lanre’ Obisesan. Used with permission.From dispensing medicine to crafting compelling stories on screen, Lanre’ Obisesan’s journey from pharmacist to filmmaker is as powerful as the stories he now tells as a Nigerian-American writer, producer, and filmmaker. Lanre’ uses cinema as a tool not just for entertainment, but for deeper…

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