Oluwaseun Babalola is an award-winning director, Emmy-nominated producer, and nonprofit founder/executive director.
Oluwaseun Babalola is an award-winning director, an Emmy-nominated producer, an exhibited photographer, and the founder/executive director of a nonprofit organization, Kosinima, Inc. She is also a DOC NYC 40 Under 40 Honoree. Oluwaseun has produced and written for networks such as CNN, HBO, CNBC, PBS, Netflix, AMC, Starz, and The Africa Channel.
Starting with directing, producing, and shooting three seasons of her digital series, ṢOJU, in seven countries, Oluwaseun utilized her skills to build more community around Black voices in film. As a community organizer with over a decade of experience in film, television, and travel across more than 20 countries, her passion for storytelling inspired her to create Kosinima, Inc., a nonprofit that provides grants and career support for African and African diasporic filmmakers, including a short film grant for Black femme filmmakers. To date, the fund has supported eight short films in various countries.
Currently, Oluwaseun is on a festival run with her written and directed short narrative film, Fighting Giants, which was filmed in Sierra Leone. The film premiered at the Oscar-qualifying Pan African Film Festival in February 2025.