Jumoke Sanwo

Biography

Sanwo is a storyteller, she explores the spatial and temporal experiences of the individual and the collective, highlighting the impact of colonial systems on, and within postcolonial societies. In 2019, she directed Lagos at Large, an immersive non-fiction film, and "Ode to the City of Lagos," which premiered at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) and was nominated in two award categories IDFA Doclab award for Digital Storytelling and IDFA DocLab for Immersive Non-Fiction. Notably, "Lagos at Large" earned a spot on Forbes Magazine's list of top 50 Extended Reality (XR) experiences for 2019 and has been included in Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) docubase...