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Taiwo Egunjobi's Biography

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Taiwo Egunjobi- Career Profile

Taiwo Egunjobi is a Nigerian filmmaker. He holds a B.Sc. in Psychology from the University of Ibadan and began making films as an undergraduate.

His feature films - In Ibadan (2019), All Na Vibes (2021), A Green Fever (2024), and The Fire and the Moth (2025) have screened at international festivals including AFRIFF, Nollywood Week (Paris), and have been distributed on Kweli TV, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video. His work is characterized by genre storytelling and atmospheric tension.

Egunjobi co-founded Sable Productions, a production company focused on independent Nigerian cinema. He frequently collaborates with screenwriter, Isaac Ayodeji, and has become a prominent voice in conversations about sustainable models for independent African cinema.

His films have been praised for their visual language, social commentary, and contribution to expanding Nollywood's cinematic vocabulary beyond commercial conventions.

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