Unsaid
It's a visual adaptation of poems from the book Words In My Head, which explore emotions surrounding gender, sexual orientation, blackness and feminism through the eye of a gay director from a homophobic African country Nigeria
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Ayodeji OtuyeluDirector
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Ayodeji OtuyeluWriterWords in my Head
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Ashleigh McGregorProducer
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Ayodeji OtuyeluKey CastLegend of the Underground
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Ashleigh McGregorKey Cast
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Ejembi AdakoleKey CastLegend of the underground
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Kone SendouKey Cast
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Alem JohnKey Cast
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Paulin EssayiyasKey Cast
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Project Type:Short
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Genres:Drama, Poetry, LGBTQIA
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Runtime:17 minutes 51 seconds
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Completion Date:December 30, 2021
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Production Budget:21,500 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Film Color:Black & White and Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
Ayodeji Otuyelu was born in Ogun State, Nigeria, but currently resides in New York City. At a young age, he started writing poems as an outlet for his overwhelming emotions but kept them a secret in his diary. After Ayodeji's first publication Words in My Head, and also starring in a HBO documentary Legends Of The Underground, he began to explores making a visual representation of powerful poem from his book, poems that tell the stories of his childhood that he always try too hide of variety of themes ranging from love, sex, sadness, and the overall complexities of life. When he is not writing poems, fiction or making films. Ayodeji also enjoys modeling as another form of expression, celebrating African body through implied nudes and portraits.
I want to tell the story of people who are seen as voiceless or minority be told in film and poems, with dignity and beauty. There is power in the story we are scared to tell, and I give my all to say all the things that are unsaid.