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Simisola Akande

Filmmaker Simisola Akande, a young Black woman with braided hair, resting her hand against her cheek.

This episode, our featured guest is Simisola Akande, an award winning filmmaker that has to date created intimate and personal films that reflect her unique worldview.

Her breakthrough short Ojumo Ti Mo won the BFI’s Who We Are film competition in 2020. It also picked up Best Documentary and Film of the Year awards at the Watersprite Film Festival whilst her first short, Du Du, took home Best Experimental Film at the BFI Future Film Festival.

If you want to watch Simisola's award winning films, or read more about her work, click here.
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