BIOGRAPHIE

[EN] Simisolaoluwa Akande’s storytelling journey spans continents, from Nigeria to England, shaping her into a multi-award-winning filmmaker known for amplifying black narratives. Akande is fascinated with the intersections of film and therapy, seeing filmmaking as a therapeutic practice. Notably, her BFIxDoc Society short documentary, The Archive: Queer Nigerians garnered critical acclaim, winning Best Short at the London Film Festival, Best Documentary at Norwich Film Festival, and Best Experimental Film at Urban World. Further, the film was BIFA longlisted, had its international premiere at IDFA and has since been screened all over the globe. Her earlier works, Ojumo Ti Mo and her debut film Dudu, won Best Experimental Film at the BFI Future Film Festival, Best Documentary and Film of the Year at Watersprite Film Festival. Baby would be her non-fiction directorial debut.