Destiny Ekaragha | Filmmaker , Director of "Gone to Far!"

From Emergent Africa Fri Oct 17 2014, 11:34:00

A Voice Online profile:

When director Destiny Ekaragha set her sights on filmmaking, she had one clear goal.

"I just wanted to tell my truth, not everybody's perception of what my truth is," she says.

Born to Nigerian parents in New Cross, south London, during the Eighties, Ekaragha's life was far removed from the picturesque life of the families she would often see depicted in film and TV.

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