Ishmael Fiifi AnnobilISHMAEL ANNOBIL is a Ghanaian poet & writer, award-winning filmmaker, journalist, photographer, digital composer and emblemist, and the collaborator with Linda Karshan on all her walked drawings. Born in Accra, Ghana, in 1958, Annobil started writingpoetry at the age of 11, and entered journalism soon after finishing high school. He has directed several keynote art documentaries, including the multi-award-winning Linda Karshan: Covid-19 Conversation; Kenji Yoshida: Artist of the Soul; Hornsleth: Product of Love; In the Presence of Awe: The Transvangarde; Choreographing the Page, a comprehensive documentary on Linda Karshan's life and practice; and Salamander Walks, a surreal feature. He was the director, cinematographer and editor of Two Feet Walking.He has lived in Wales, where he founded the Welsh poetry festival, Iolo's Children, and Wales' first serious arts journal, Circa21 Newspaper. A master photographer and pioneer of important low-light techniques, Ishmael's photography has been published in prominent publications, including The Independent Newspaper, and prestigious French magazine M3. Anthologised in Another English: Anglophone Poems from Around the World (The Poetry Foundation, America, 2014), Annobil has published two books of poetry, namely, Seven Horn Elegy and Ethiop; a monograph of his original philosophical emblems, Abetei, he coined to replace the lost canon of Gadangme ideography; a photographic monograph, Insomnia, and one music album, Zingliwu. He is the founder/editor of online art and design publication Chiaroscuro Magazine; and founder/Producer of London-based film collective Stonedog Productions.His film awards and laurels include, Best Short Documentary, Cambio International Film Festival; Best Short Documentary, Mykonos International Film Festival; Best Covid-19 Special Film, Luleå International Film Festival; Best Documentary Film, Nawada International Film Festival 3rd Season; and Best Documentary Film, Gully International Film Festival. Read More Read Less