Queer Nigerian filmmaker, writer and activist
Website: ayodejiotuyelu.com
Instagram: @ayodejioh
Ayodeji Otuyelu (He/Him) is a queer filmmaker, writer, and activist from Nigeria. He gained recognition for his role in the HBO documentary "Legends of the Underground," which focuses on the challenges faced by the LGBT community in Nigeria. His film "Unsaid," adapted from his book "Words in My Head," addresses themes such as homosexual relationships, feminism, and black celebration. | It won awards such as Best Experimental at the Open World Toronto Film Festival and a finalist for Best Short LGBTQ Filmmaker at the Next Generation Indie Film Award and more. His second short film, "The Outlandish," celebrates the freedom of Transwomen of color and premiered at Outfest LA and screened at Schomburg Centre in New York City for Trans Awareness Day. Ayodeji's new film, "The Other Side of Looking Glass," looks into the same-sex marriage bill in Nigeria passed in 2014 and was screened at the Dramatist Guild in New York. |
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