ABBESI AKHAMIE
Born in Heidelberg, Germany, Abbesi Akhamie is a Nigerian-American writer/director and producer working between Lagos and New York City. She received her MFA in Film from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University and also holds a BA in Communications from George Mason University.
Her favorite of 2019 was Atlantics by Mati Diop.
2020
Attagurl Feature Fellowship
2019
TIFF Film Lab
2019
Creative Culture Fellow, Jacob Burns Film Center
2019
Berlinale Talent Campus
2018
Film Fellow, NYFA/NYSCA
2017
Film Fellow, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts