Black November

Black November
Black November
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jeta Amata
Written by	Jeta Amata
Produced by	Bernard Alexander ; Jeta Amata ; Ori Ayonmike ; Marc Byers ; Wilson Ebiye ; Hakeem Kae-Kazim ; Dede Mabiaku
Starring	Hakeem Kae-Kazim; Mickey Rourke; Kim Basinger; Fred Amata; Sarah Wayne Callies; Vivica Fox; Nse Ikpe Etim; Anne Heche; OC Ukeje; Persia White; Akon; Wyclef Jean; Mbong Amata; Enyinna Nwigwe;
Narrated by	Kara Noble
Cinematography	James Michael Costello ; Tommy Maddox-Upshaw
Edited by	Debbie Berman ; Lindsay Kent ; Adam Varney
Music by	Joel Goffin
Production; company	Wells & Jeta Entertainment
Distributed by	eOne Entertainment (United States)
Release dates	8 May 2012 (Washington, D.C. premiere); 21 December 2012 (Nigeria);
Running time	95 minutes
Countries	Nigeria ; United States
Language	English
Budget	₦2 billion (shared with Black Gold) ; (US$12.5 million)

Black November: Struggle for the Niger Delta is a 2012 Nigerian-American action drama film starring an ensemble cast that includes Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Mickey Rourke, Kim Basinger, Fred Amata, Sarah Wayne Callies, Nse Ikpe Etim, OC Ukeje, Vivica Fox, Anne Heche, Persia White, Akon, Wyclef Jean and Mbong Amata.^[2]^[3] It is directed and co-produced by Jeta Amata, and narrates the story of a Niger Delta community's struggle against their government and a multi-national oil corporation to save their environment which is being destroyed by excessive oil drilling.^[4]

Black November, which derived its title from the month in which activist Ken Saro-Wiwa was executed in 1995,^[5] is a reissued version of the 2011 film Black Gold. Approximately 60% of the scenes were reshot and additional scenes were added to make the film "more current".^[6] Black November is produced by Bernard Alexander, Ori Ayonmike, Marc Byers, Wilson Ebiye, Hakeem Kae-Kazim and Dede Mabiaku; production and marketing costs of the film totalled at US$22 million,^[7] and was majorly funded by a Nigerian oil baron.^[7]

The film, which is fiction based on actual events, premiered at the Kennedy Center on 8 May 2012, and was also screened on 26 September 2012, during the United Nations General Assembly; it was met with mixed to negative critical reviews. It, however, had significant impact after release; Amata and the film's associate producer, Lorenzo Omo-Aligbe, were invited to the White House regarding the film; Congressman Bobby Rush and his Republican colleague Jeff Fortenberry were also so affected by the film that they sponsored a joint resolution aimed at pressuring the Nigerian government and Western oil companies to clean up spills in the Niger Delta.^[7]^[8]^[9]

^ "Black November (2012) - Box Office/Business". IMDB. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
^ "Wyclef Jean & Akon Starring in Black November". Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
^ "Wyclef Jean and Akon will star in Jeta Amata's Nollywood production, Black November". All African Cinema. 4 September 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
^ Kogbara, Donu; Otas, Belinda (29 August 2012). "Black November: Niger Delta film spills powerful story". The Africa Report. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
^ Seun (5 April 2013). "What Jeta Amata Told Cnn About his new Movie Black November". BON. Best of Nollywood. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
^ Hoad, Phil (1 February 2012). "Is Jeta Amata Nollywood's gift to Hollywood?". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c Kogbara, Donu; Otas, Belinda (29 August 2012). "Black November: Niger Delta film spills powerful story". The Africa Report. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
^ Sesay, Fatima (8 October 2012). "Dede Mabiaku and "Black November": Raising Awareness About The Niger Delta". Sahara Reporters. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
^ "Nigerian Oil Baron Captain Hosa Wells Okunbo Funds Jeta Amata's Black November". All African cinemas. 31 August 2012. Archived from the original on 23 July 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.

[1] "Black November (2012) - Box Office/Business". IMDB. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2014.

[2] "Wyclef Jean & Akon Starring in Black November". Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2014.

[3] "Wyclef Jean and Akon will star in Jeta Amata's Nollywood production, Black November". All African Cinema. 4 September 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2014.

[4] Kogbara, Donu; Otas, Belinda (29 August 2012). "Black November: Niger Delta film spills powerful story". The Africa Report. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.

[autogenerated2-5] Seun (5 April 2013). "What Jeta Amata Told Cnn About his new Movie Black November". BON. Best of Nollywood. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2014.

[autogenerated5-6] Hoad, Phil (1 February 2012). "Is Jeta Amata Nollywood's gift to Hollywood?". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2014.

[autogenerated1-7] Kogbara, Donu; Otas, Belinda (29 August 2012). "Black November: Niger Delta film spills powerful story". The Africa Report. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.

[autogenerated3-8] Sesay, Fatima (8 October 2012). "Dede Mabiaku and "Black November": Raising Awareness About The Niger Delta". Sahara Reporters. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2014.

[All_African_cinemas-9] "Nigerian Oil Baron Captain Hosa Wells Okunbo Funds Jeta Amata's Black November". All African cinemas. 31 August 2012. Archived from the original on 23 July 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.

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