Biyi Bandele, Writer and Director of ‘Half of a Yellow Sun,’ Dies at 54
tweeted, writing separately: “Today we mourn the sudden loss of acclaimed novelist and filmmaker Biyi Bandele.”Netflix Nigeria’s official Twitter account called Bandele’s passing “a monumental loss to Nigeria’s film and creative industry.” “He will be remembered as a powerhouse who made some of the finest films out of Africa,” the post continued. “As we mourn him, we commiserate with his family, friends and colleagues. May he rest in power.”Read on for more tributes to Bandele.I pause to mourn soulful Biyi Bandele, eponymous scion of the Burma Boy, Solomon Bamidele Thomas, aka Tommy Sparkle, grandson of railways man of rustic Kafanchan.