Famous Nigerian novelist and essayist Chinua Achebe (16 November 1930 – 21 March 2013) with Jason Hansjürgen Pohland (December 4, 1934 in Berlin - May 17, 2014) and a Nigerian soldier on the location of "Bullfrog in the Sun" in Ibadan in 1970. Directed by Jason Pohland and produced by Francis Oladele, the Father of Nigerian Cinema.
"Bullfrog in the Sun" is the film adaptation of two of the classic novels of Chinua Achebe; "Things Fall Apart" and "No Longer At Ease".
This photograph and others are included in the third edition of the NOLLYWOOD MIRROR®Series which the delay in the publication has given me the advantage of only including the best content .
The Art Director remains Juvelin Aripal and printers are still in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. And I am still the Publisher/Editor of the NOLLYWOOD MIRROR®Series, the first book series on the Nigerian film industry.
Researching and processing the materials for the publication have been totally financed by me without any financial support from anyone else or organisation. It is worth it, because even the great German filmmaker, Jason Pohland appreciated it as we corresponded before he passed on, on the beach at Mandelieu-la-Napoule whilst attending the Cannes Film Festival in 2014 . I treasure his emails, because they are important collector's items in the history of motion picture and literature.
The following is his first email to me:
From: <JasonPohland@aol.com>
Date: Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Subject: Re: THINGS FALL APART
To: publisher@nigeriansreport.com
Cc: JasonPohland@aol.com
Dear Michael Chima,
yes, My name is Hansjuergen , but also called JASON POHLAND.
I directed this movie.
But I myself are looking for a print of the movie.
Where is Francis OLADELE now?
If you find one, please inform me, so we can secure the material.
Also if you find posters etc.
Good to have contact with you.
Best JASON
www.POHLAND-JASON.com
I also have his notes on the production of the film.
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