Simpa Samson
| Simpa Samson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Simpa Onimisi Samson May 22, 1986 Ihima, Kogi state, Nigeria |
| 💼 Occupation | Photo and video journalist, documentary filmmaker |
| 🌐 Website | https://www.simpasamson.com/ |
Simpa Samson (born 22 May 1986 ) is a Nigerian video and photo Journalist, documentary filmmaker. His 2019 work about the interrelatedness between northeastern Nigeria battle against terrorism and the battle against climate change was 2nd runner-up at the Hostwriter prize awards finalist.[1]
Early life and education[edit]
Samson was born in Ihima, Kogi state, as the 2nd of 5 children into a christian family. His family moved to Ajaokuta steel company when he was two. Samson obtained his A-level at Abubakar Tatari Ali polytechnic in 2007. In 2008, he gained admission to study business administration at the university of Abuja. Whilst serving as a NYSC member, he delved into filmmaking and created THE LOST TRUTH, a short film which was selected for the 2013 Eko International Film Festival.[2]
Career[edit]
Centered around health, insurgency, humanity and environmental issues in West Africa, his work has been widely published.[3] In 2017, he started filming for TRT World. Since then, he has filmed for various media.[4] He currently works as a freelance journalist.
Boko Haram coverage[edit]
Samson has spent a large part of his journalistic career covering the terrorism and insecurity in the northeastern part of Nigeria. As a freelancer, he has covered boko haram related stories for Deutsche Welle, TRT World, Al Jazeera and Quartz.[4] His Hostwriter awards nomination was earned with a co-authored story on boko haram and climate change.[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Here Are the 2019 Hostwriter Prize Winners – hostwriterblog". Retrieved 2020-12-20.
- ↑ "Eko International Film Festival Short Films selection" (PDF). Eko international festival pdf link. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Simpa Samson". Quartz. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Simpa Samson on Storyhunter". storyhunter.com. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
- ↑ "Announcing the 2019 Hostwriter Prize Finalists – hostwriterblog". Retrieved 2020-12-21.
External links[edit]
https://filmfreeway.com/842140 https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2019/9/17/ex-boko-haram-fighters-face-their-hardest-battle-reintegration
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