Ilu Okin: Home of the Peacock (post-production)

Director

Ilu Okin is a documentary that follows the 10th annual medical mission to Offa, Nigeria, led by ODUNA in partnership with the Offa Descendants Union (ODU). This film delvesinto the motivations of the Nigerian diaspora that return to volunteer and the challenges they face as they attempt to improve healthcare infrastructure in Offa.

Through personal testimonies, the documentary explores the sense of duty, inheritance, and connection to Nigeria that drives the volunteers to contribute to the mission.

OBSIDIAN Podcast

Co-creator with Safiyah Cheatam

OBSIDIAN Podcast is a speculative fiction audio drama based in Afrofuturism. The anthology series navigated the black experience through immersive soundscapes and storytelling. Characters explored issues from surveillance to artificial intelligence. Each 15-20 minute episode was a new alternative reality.

Received the Robert W. Deutsch Foundation’s 2019 Rubys Artist Grant.

Best Fiction Podcast finalist of FIYAH Literary Magazine’s 2020 Ignyte Award

Recipients of the August 2020 Red Bull Arts Baltimore Microgrant.