A.B. Sallu was born to Sierra Leonean Parents who lived in the city of New York, U.S.A in the 1980s. As a teenager, he moved to Freetown, Sierra Leone to attend school. While away in Africa, tragedy struck and a civil war broke out. Frightened and looking for an outlet, A.B. developed an extreme interest in film making. Despite the dangers of war, A.B. persevered and completed his secondary education in Freetown. He then moved back to the United States to complete his Bachelor’s degree. He obtained two degrees, one in Broadcasting Engineering and the other in Film Making.
While Schooling in the United States, A.B worked on several projects geared for the European entertainment industry. He also shot music videos for up and coming musicians. In 2011 he joined ventures with one of the founding fathers of Nollywood U.S.A (Papa Gee) and shot his very first full featured Nollywood film.
Since then, A.B Sallu has successfully directed over 7 feature projects including Secret Past, African Connection, Dirty Pastor, Bloodline Battle, and A Message to Brian. “Bloodline Battle” and “A Message to Brian” are set to hit movie theaters in the United States summer 2014.
Nollywood Radio France had an exclusive interview with AB Sallu. He was interviewed on the Nollywood Spotlight Show by Rebeccah Monyei and Cyprian Josson. During the interview, the multi-talented director shed some light on the current state of Nollywood USA and, the impact of Nollywood Africa. He also shared his passion for the industry and touched on his biggest project yet, “Bloodline Battle” (A Nollywood kingdom saga filmed in the United States).
Below are three YouTube videos of the exclusive interview with AB Sallu, Click play on each Video to listen!
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