Hello WORriors! Today is #WomanCrushWednesday and our Woman Crush is the fierce, talented, and extraordinary Kemi Adetiba!
Kemi Adetiba is a Filmmaker, Music videos, and television director. She was born in Lagos on January 8, 1980. While growing up, she headlined two nation TV commercials for detergent brand, OMO. She started out professionally in the media world as a radio presenter with Rhythm Fm 93.7. She switched over to producing and presenting shows on television, including Studio 53, Temptation Nigeria, Soundcity TV, and Maltina Dance All. She got interested in filmmaking and enrolled into the New York Film Academy to hone her skills.
Kemi’s short film Across a Bloodied Ocean was screened at the 2009 Pan African Film Festival and National Black Arts Festival. Her very first feature film, “The Wedding Party”, a Nigerian romantic comedy film, got premiered opening night, at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), as the opening film of the City-to-City Spotlight, on September 8, 2016, and also premiered on November 26, 2016 at Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos. The film is a total groundbreaking film.
She has also directed lots of award winning music videos including, Last Bustop -Niyola, My Darling -Tiwa Savage, Sitting On The Throne -Olamide, Anifowose -Olamide, Toh Bad -Niyola, Tease Me -Wizkid, If I Die -Dagrin, Aduke -Tjan, Ekundayo -TY Bello, Today Na Today -Omawumi, among others.She has also been nominated and won lots of awards.
Women Of Rubies celebrates you, Kemi Adetiba. Keep winning!