Adewale Olukayode is a Nigerian born, Brooklyn-based filmmaker. His directing work has been awarded with the Youth Jury prize at the 2025 Aspen Shorts Film Festival, a Princess Grace Louis Srybnik Award, and was nominated for an NAACP image award. His films address themes of justice, transformation and healing. His style is influenced by African cinema, which he spoke passionately about at the College de France as a guest lecturer. He holds a MFA from Columbia University in Directing and Screenwriting. When he’s not directing, you can catch him moonlighting as a comedian, telling jokes onstage at various comedy clubs in New York City.