“life is hard. good cinema makes it bearable; true cinema makes it harder.”
Company
The Rowdy Brand (A Rowdy Thing)
Talent Agent
Keelyor Darlens
Dámilólá-Abíódún Olábìyí has a diverse set of skills, which include screenwriting, cinematography, directing, editing, and sound design.
He has worked under various established filmmakers such as Femi Adebayo, Biodun Stephen, Seun Afolabi, Geshin Salvador, and others.
Additionally, he has expanded his filmmaking skills over the years by taking online courses set up by foreign industry professionals.
He had a 3-year stint at Femi Adebayo's film school, where he won accolades for best student short film, best director, best original screenplay, best production design, and best cinematography with his unreleased short film directorial debut, AGRA: BACK TO THE FUTURE PAST.
Likewise, a stage play he co-wrote and directed as a student also earned him and his teammates several accolades, including best story.
Besides writing for African filmmakers in diaspora and working on several award-winning experimental short films, a few of Dámilólá’s notable mainstream works include KING OF THIEVES (still photographer), PICTURE PERFECT series (assistant cameraman), and OKOTO series (writer).
Dámilólá has also worked as a cinematographer, video editor, and colourist for brands like ACCESS BANK GROUP and IHS TOWERS, and he was a member of the official media production team for the documentation of the rehabilitation of the National Arts Theatre, Lagos.
Dámilólá is an artist who is deeply devoted to telling revolutionary, bold, and socially conscious stories in mostly unconventional ways.
  • Writer (1 Credit)
    DEEDS, NOT WORDS2023
    Experimental, Short
  • Director (1 Credit)
    DEEDS, NOT WORDS2023
    Experimental, Short
Birth Date
December 18, 1995
Nickname
rowdy
Current City
lagos
Hometown
ede
Gender
Male
Ethnicity
of earth
Eye Color
Brown
Zodiac Sign
Sagittarius
Married To
cinema
Children
the films i make
"Cinema should make you forget you are sitting in a theatre." - Roman Polanski
"I think cinema, movies, and magic have always been closely associated. The very earliest people who made films were magicians." - Francis Ford Coppola
"Cinema is a matter of what's in the frame and what's out." - Martin Scorsese
"For me, cinema's like a language; everyone has their own form of it." - Lea Seydoux
"Cinema is a mirror that can change the world." - Diego Luna
“life is hard. good cinema makes it bearable; true cinema makes it harder.”
Company
The Rowdy Brand (A Rowdy Thing)
Talent Agent
Keelyor Darlens
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