Joseph A. Adesunloye Explained
Joseph A. Adesunloye is British-Nigerian filmmaker, television director and writer, known for his 2016 feature film White Colour Black.[1] [2]
Career
In 2017, Joseph was longlisted ‘Best Debut Screenwriter’ for the prestigious BIFA Awards (British Independent Film Awards)[3] where his film White Colour Black [4] [5] was longlisted for a total of two Awards including the category of 'Most Promising New Comer' for the film's star Dudley O’Shaughnessy.
White Colour Black was also nominated at the 2017 BFI London Film Festival and Adesunloye for the BFI IWC Schaffhausen Filmmakers Bursary Award 2016.[6] White Colour Black appeared at the Baltimore International Black Film Festival 2017 winning for Best International Feature and Best Narrative Feature. Adesunloye received the Oscar Micheaux Award for directing.
He is currently completing postproduction work on his second feature film Faces which stars Terry Pheto[7]
Filmography
- 2020 Writing Africa (Short)
- 2019 2064 (Short) (as Joseph Adesunloye)
- 2018 Faces
- 2017 46 (Short)
- 2016 White Colour Black
- 2014 Beyond Plain Sight (Short)
- 2013 Tangle (Short)
- 2012 Labalaba, He'll Return (Short)
- 2007 Shadowed (Short) (as Joseph Adesunloye)[8]
Notes and References
- Web site: Joseph A. Adesunloye . https://web.archive.org/web/20211128033114/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/59ba3daaee2b2 . dead . 28 November 2021 . 10 March 2021 . BFI . en.
- Web site: 16 February 2021 . White Colour Black review – Dudley O'Shaughnessy is one to watch . 20 July 2022 . the Guardian . en.
- Web site: Buy cinema tickets for White Colour Black BFI London Film Festival 2016 . 10 March 2021 . LFF.
- Web site: 16 February 2021 . White Colour Black review – Dudley O'Shaughnessy is one to watch . 10 March 2021 . the Guardian . en.
- News: Maher . Kevin . White Colour Black review — Senegal looks stunning in a tale of reluctant homecoming . en . . 10 March 2021 . 0140-0460.
- Web site: The IWC Schaffhausen Filmmaker Bursary Award . https://web.archive.org/web/20210122103600/https://www.bfi.org.uk/get-funding-support/iwc-schaffhausen-filmmaker-bursary-award-association-with-bfi . dead . 22 January 2021 . 10 March 2021 . BFI . en.
- Web site: Curtis Brown . 10 March 2021 . www.curtisbrown.co.uk.
- Web site: Joseph A. Adesunloye. 10 March 2021. IMDb.