Olive Nwosu

Biography

Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Olive Nwosu is a BAFTA Pigott 2020 Scholar, Alex Sichel Fellow at Columbia University School of the Arts, and an ‘African Promises’ director selected by the Institut Français. Troublemaker, Olive’s 2019 short film – set in rural Nigeria and featuring entirely non-actors – is currently playing at festivals around the world. The film played at Clermont Ferrand Film Festival, Raindance, Africa in Motion Film Festival and Aspen ShortsFest amongst others. It received a 2020 NBR Student Award, Best Student Film Prize at Discover Film Festival London, and Best Shorts Director Prize at Queens World Film Festival, New York. Olive’s second short, Egúngún (Masquerade), has recen...