Nigerian-American Filmmaker Lanre’ Obisesan (English, Level A1)

Lanre’ Obisesan is a filmmaker.
He is Nigerian-American.
He was a pharmacist before.
Lanre’ tells stories through films.
His film is "Dokita Musa."
It is about a boy in Nigeria.

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filmmaker — A person who makes movies.

Nigerian-American — A person from Nigeria living in America.

pharmacist — A person who prepares and sells medicine.

stories — Tales or narratives about people.

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