In this Episode, veteran Filmmaker and Journalist shares on how he overcame the scare of failure and attained the top of his career and how you too can write your own success story.

You can listen to the full episode here -> http://www.naijapodcast.com/podcasts/episode-8-write-your-own-success/

The show note is below:

Zik Zulu Okafor, is an award winning journalist and filmmaker whose films have been featured in international film festivals. His films Blood of the Orphan, Haunted, Face of a Liar, Fugitive and Danger were household movies in the late 90s.

His soap-opera, Heavensgate, was the winner of the Best Soap opera on Television at the Africa Television Audio-Visual Awards while the sequel Oasis was widely acclaimed.

He was the pioneer national president of the Guild of Movie Producers and later President, Association of Movie Producers.

Zik Zulu in the last decade has focused media and political consultancy, organizing workshops and seminars on diversified sectors of the economy.

Here are the questions I asked:

[b]You share the same with the great ZIK, what’s the story behind that?

Is there anything in your growing up days that prepared you for the path you later toed in your adult life?

You are a veteran filmmaker and I remember growing up watching your films, (Haunted, Blood of the Orphan,) what inspired your films and how did you delve into the film industry?

What’s the favorite movie or TV soap (series) out of the ones you’ve made?

As there ever been a moment in your life when you felt you were not sure you were going to become successful?

What are things you don’t do well?

What are your greatest strengths?

How do you come up with your stories and write them? Take us into your creative routine.

What role do you think Nollywood has played in putting Nigeria on the map?

One of the major problems of Nollywood is funding and recouping investment through effective film distribution—has that problem been solved?

You were the president of Association of Movie Practitioners for about five years, what’s the future for Nollywood.

If you were to change one thing in the country what would that be?

What’s the one thing you love about being a Nigerian?

If you were to start your career as a young filmmaker and journalist and you have all the knowledge that you have today, what will you do differently?

What mark would you want to leave on the sands of time?[/b]

In this episode you will learn:

-Why perseverance is key to success

-Why you must stay true to your “calling.”

-How to leverage on your background to enrich your writings

-The opportunities in the Nigerian film industry

Keep getting better like old wine and keep representing Naija!