Biyi Bandele

Biyi Bandele (born Biyi Bandele-Thomas; 13 October 1967 – 7 August 2022)Micah L. Issitt, "Bandele, Biyi", Contemporary Black Biography, 2009. Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 12 October 2015. was a Nigerian novelist, playwright and director. Bandele was born in Kafanchan, Nigeria. He directed the 2013 movie Half of a Yellow Sun and the 2022 Netflix series Blood Sisters. 

Bandele died in Lagos, Nigeria on 7 August 2022 at the age of 54.

References

Other websites
 The International Student Playscript Competition
 Biyi Bandele-Thomas  at Doollee.com: The Playwrights Database
 "Writers: Biyi Bandele", The British Council
 Encompass Books
 Interview with Koye Oyedeji, BBC, Africa Beyond.
 Al Jazeera English: "Interview: Biyi Bandele", YouTube.
 Biyi Bandele  at the Berlin International Literature Festival 2003

Category:1967 births
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Category:Nigerian writers
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Category:Movie directors
Category:Television directors
Category:African novelists
Category:People from Kaduna State