Oluwaseun Babalola is an award-winning director, Emmy-nominated producer, and nonprofit founder/executive director.
My professional work aims to: one, celebrate Black identity using film, television, and digital media, and two, build sustainable outlets and funding for Black media professionals. I am a filmmaker and television producer who has produced for CNN, HBO, CNBC, PBS, Netflix, AMC, Starz, and The Africa Channel. I am also a DOC NYC 40 under 40 Honoree, an initiative celebrating emerging talent in the documentary field. I’ve directed, shot, and produced the multi-season web series, ṢOJU, and the short film Paola Y Lucia.
I am a community organizer, having hosted and executed panels, events, and conventions in both Nigeria and the United States, and I’m the founder and executive director of KOSINIMA, Inc., a non-profit organization created to provide Black creatives with funding and career support. This includes creating www.SOJUAFRICA.com, a media platform that uses film and photography to discuss identity in African youth culture, and the KOSINIMA Short Film Grant (www.KOSINIMA.org) for Black womxn filmmakers, as well as the Mosadi Writes Screenplay Grant for female screenwriters in Botswana.