UMSL’s Niyi Coker began working on the project last summer in Cape Town, South Africa.

UMSL’s Niyi Coker began working on the project last summer in Cape Town, South Africa.
UMSL’s Niyi Coker began working on the project last summer in Cape Town, South Africa.
UMSL’s Niyi Coker began working on the project last summer in Cape Town, South Africa.
More than 30 high school students from grades 9-12, representing more than 20 area high schools, attended the weeklong camp.
“Ota Benga” won big at the International Film Festival London, where Niyi Coker and Joel Glassman both took home awards.
“Ota Benga” won big at the International Film Festival London, where Niyi Coker and Joel Glassman both took home awards.
“Ota Benga” won big at the International Film Festival London, where Niyi Coker and Joel Glassman both took home awards.
A publicity still from a new documentary directed by Niyi Coker, the E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor of African/African American Studies at UMSL, depicts Ota Benga.
A publicity still from a new documentary directed by Niyi Coker, the E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor of African/African American Studies at UMSL, depicts Ota Benga.
A publicity still from a new documentary directed by Niyi Coker, the E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor of African/African American Studies at UMSL, depicts Ota Benga.
The UMSL professor will produce “Zenzi” during a fellowship at the University of the Western Cape.
The UMSL professor will produce “Zenzi” during a fellowship at the University of the Western Cape.
The UMSL professor will produce “Zenzi” during a fellowship at the University of the Western Cape.