Dorothy A. Atabong ( Ayinke Dorothy Atabong) is a Cameroonian-Canadian actress, writer, and producer. She is best known for Sound of Tears"Sound of Tears" , Fern TV. February 26, 2015. Retrieved October 12, 2015.Sound of Tears: nominated at the Pan-African Film Festival of Los Angeles Africa Top Success, January 30, 2015. Retrieved October 12, 2015.Cameroonian-Canadian film explores arranged marriage Screen Africa, January 29, 2015. Retrieved October 12, 2015.Short Film About Forbidden Love & Honor Killings ‘Sound Of Tears’ (Fundraising) IndieWire, November 13, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2015. for which she has won various awards, including an Africa Movie Academy Award in 2015.11th Africa Movie Academy Awards Announces Winners ArtMatters.Info. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
Career Atabong received positive reviews for theatre productions such as Wedding Band, The Africa TrilogyLuminato: The Africa Trilogy Triumphs Torontoist, June 18, 2010. Retrieved Oct. 15, 2015. by Volcano Theatre, a part of Luminato Arts Festival and the Stratford Festival, The Canadian Stage Company and Studio 180 production of The Overwhelming.Preview: The Overwhelming, Nowtoronto.com. March 3, 2010. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
Atabong published a romantic novel, The Princess of Kaya, in 2002, which she later adapted into a screenplay. Her feature-length script, Daisy’s Heart, won Best Low Budget Script at the 2011 Female Eye Film Festival in Toronto.Peach, Plum Pear Best In Show Winner + 9th Female Eye Film Festival Winners, Vimooz.com. Retrieved October 12, 2015. She also wrote, produced and starred in Sound of Tears, a short film which premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival. The film won the 2015 Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Diaspora ShortAMAA Awards in Port Elizabeth South African Film Commission. September 29, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2015.SA film is iNumber Number 1 for effects Grocotts Mail. October 1, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2015.Nigeria: AMAA 2015, Unraveling New African Talents All Africa. October 2, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2015.Nelson Mandela Bay Rolled Out the Red Carpet for AMAA 2015 Nelson Mandela Bay 2015 Sept. 30, Retrieved 2015 Oct. 132015 Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) Winners Nolly Silver Screen. Retrieved October 13, 2015.Afolayan's October 1, Makun's 30 days in Atlanta win at AMAA , Silver Bird TV. September 27, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2015. FFM-Montreal, Retrieved October 12, 2015.Africa Movie Academy Awards winners 2015 Screen Africa 2015 Sept. 30, Retrieved 2015 Oct. 12 and also garnered a Platinum Remi at the 48th WorldFest Houston Film Festival.Interview With Dorothy Atabong . Ckoment Publishing. July 27, 2015. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
TV appearances include the award-winning television series Mayday, Ocean Landing (African Hijack) for the Discovery Channel; Degrassi: The Next Generation and The Line for The Movie Network. Atabong also starred in Glo, a part of The Africa TrilogyAfrica Trilogy: Bold and insightful theatre, Thestar.com. June 13, 2010. Retrieved October 12, 2015. directed by Josette Bushell-Mingo, and led a cast of 11 in the role of Julia in the acclaimed play Wedding Band by Alice Childress.Wedding Band - Show Details Toronto Live Theatre. Retrieved October 12, 2015. Other roles include The Studio 180 and Canadian Stage Company production of The Overwhelming by J. T. Rogers, and Theatre Awakening's production of In Darfur at Theatre Passe Muraille for SummerWorks, for which she won the Emerging Artist Award.Summerworked It, Nowtoronto.com. August 20, 2008. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
Personal Atabong married in 2008 and has two sons, one born in 2011 the other in 2015. In 2013 Atabong appeared on the CBC Radio show Metro Morning with Matt Galloway to discuss the problem of family violence against women, and her film Sound Of Tears for the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women on December 6, 2013.Sound of Tears, CBC.ca. December 5, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
Filmography and Theatre Film YearTitleRoleNotes2023Christmas Casanova Lola2014Sound of TearsAminaProducer, writer, director2010DreamtAmandaCo-Producer, 1st Assistant Director2008If OnlyMother2006Nancy Loves Miss BrownMiss BrownCalgary International Film Festival2006Dollar VanMrs. Lebbie2003Mutant Swinger from MarsDancer2002One NightSawudatuProducer, writer2000ImpactHotel Receptionist
Television YearTitleRoleNotes2012Degrassi: The Next GenerationNurse OliviaEpisode: "Say It Ain't So"2009The LineMrs. Douglas2 episodes2006Air Emergency Mayday - African HijackFlight AttendantEpisode: Ocean Landing2001NYPD BlueWaitressEpisode: Cops and Robber
Theatre
YearTitleRoleNotes2010The OverwhelmingElise KayitesiThe Canadian Stage Company, Toronto2010The Africa TrilogyLydiaThe Fleck Dance Theatre Harbourfront, Toronto2008In DarfurHawaTheatre Passe Muraille2001Joe Turner's Come and GoneMattieTheatre in the Park, New York City1999AngeliqueManonDetroit Repertory Theatre
Awards
YearAwardCategoryWorkResult2008Summerworks Emerging Artist AwardsBest ActressIn Darfur2011Female Eye Film FestivalBest Low Budget ScriptDaisy's Heart2015Africa Movie Academy AwardsBest Diaspora ShortSound of Tears2015WorldFest Houston Platinum Remi AwardsBest Short FilmSound of Tears2015Pan African Film Festival Los AngelesBest Short FilmSound of Tears2015Yorkton Film Festival Golden Sheaf AwardsBest Director and Best Live Action Short FilmSound of Tears
References
External links
Official Website