Screenwriting - Professor Chris Ulasi

Screenwriting & Story Development

Stories Written for the Screen

From original screenplays to film projects shaped by African stories and contemporary experience, Professor Ulasi’s writing explores character, culture, conflict and the possibilities of visual storytelling.

Writing For Film

Stories Begin on the Page

Before a story reaches the screen, it begins with an idea, a character and a world waiting to be imagined. Professor Ulasi’s screenwriting work spans original stories, adaptations and projects rooted in cultural experience and social observation.

The Rainmaker

Story / Screenplay — 2015

An original screenwriting project reflecting Professor Ulasi's continuing interest in developing stories for visual media.

Return of the Exile

Screenplay — 2001

A screenplay developed around themes of return, identity, displacement and the complexities of reconnecting with one's past.

419: The Stalk Exchange

Writer / Producer — 1995

A film project addressing deception and social realities through the language of Nigerian popular cinema.
Recognition: Best Video Film Award in Nigeria

From Words to Moving Images

Professor Ulasi’s creative practice extends beyond writing. His work as a producer and director has allowed him to take stories from the written page into production, combining narrative development with visual storytelling.

The Creative Practice

Storytelling Across Disciplines

Whether through scholarship, poetry, film or community storytelling, Professor Ulasi has consistently explored the power of narrative to communicate ideas and preserve experience.

His screenwriting sits at the intersection of culture, communication and visual storytelling — transforming ideas into stories that can be seen, heard and experienced.

Every story begins with a voice. The screen gives that voice a world.