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A Nigerian-born, British writer/director based in France and the UK specialising in both short and long form fiction. Trained at the London Film School, before which he had already explored various creative endeavours in theatre, graphic novels, short story writing and photography as well as, of course, film.

His first short film in the LFS, Les Mémoires d'un temps passé, was screened in the art4lux, third edition (2007) of the European Forum for Emerging Creation in Luxembourg and was previously short listed for the FIPA in Biarrtiz (2007). His graduation short film Untitled 6 was selected for worldwide distribution by Shorts International.

Since then he has written and directed numerous short films in various genres, as well as a number of feature film projects including Paris 60, The Fighter's Ballad starring Clive Russell and Japanese murder mystery Random 11 as well as the upcoming feature sci-fi drama After The World Ended. He is currently working on other feature films, scripts and independent projects as a writer-director, while remaining active developing shorter projects and experimenting with form.


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