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Adeoluwa Owu | |
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| Born | Adeoluwa Emmanuel Owu 1985 Ilorin, Kwara State |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Other names | Captain Degzy |
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| Years active | 2011 – Present |
Adeoluwa Emmanuel Owu commonly known as Captain Degzy [1] is a Nigerian film director, and cinematographer, best known for his works on the television series Far From Home (2022) and Shanty Town (2023), and the films A Tribe Called Judah (2023) [2] and Jagun Jagun (2023), the latter of which earned him a nomination at the AMVCA for Best Cinematography. [3] In 2023, FilmOne listed him as the highest-grossing director on Nigeria BoxOffice Yearbook. [4]
Adeoluwa Emmanuel Owu was born in Ilorin, Kwara State. [5] He hails from Kogi State and is of Yagba descent. [5] Owu attended the University of Ilorin before proceeding to the Pefti Film Institute in Lagos, where he earned a degree in filmmaking, and he sharpened his skills while he was in the institution as a cinematographer, editor, and director. [5]
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Owambe Thieves | Director |
| 2024 | Asiri Ade | Director |
| When Love Strikes | Director | |
| Queen Lateefah [6] | Director | |
| Crossroads | Cinematographer | |
| 2023 | Adire | Director |
| A Tribe Called Judah | ||
| What No One Knows | ||
| Jagun Jagun | Cinematographer | |
| 2022 | One Too Many | Cinematographer |
| Before Valentine's | Cinematographer | |
| 2021 | Blind Date | Director |
| The Griot | Director and Executive producer | |
| Ex with Benefits | Director | |
| What Happened at St James | Cinematographer | |
| My Village People | Cinematographer | |
| Charge and Bail | Cinematographer | |
| 2020 | Introducing the Kujus | Cinematographer |
| Betty's Love Triangle | Cinematographer | |
| Gaslight | Director | |
| This Lady Called Life | Cinematographer | |
| Time Looped | Cinematographer | |
| A Thousand Ways to Break a Cheating Man | Cinematographer | |
| 2019 | The History of Chicken | Cinematographer |
| Adaife | Cinematographer | |
| Ms Independent | Cinematographer | |
| Never Saw It Coming | Cinematographer | |
| 2018 | Oga Bolaji | Director of photography |
| Love in a Time of Kekes | Cinematographer | |
| Memoirs of 4 | Cinematographer | |
| 2017 | A Case of Free Will | Cinematographer |
| For My Girls | Cinematographer | |
| Uncloaked | Cinematographer | |
| Stormy Hearts | Cinematographer | |
| In Our Trap | Cinematographer | |
| Stranger Than Ever | Cinematographer | |
| Timeless | Cinematographer | |
| Chasing Rainbows | Cinematographer | |
| Mid Life Blues | Cinematographer | |
| 2016 | Romance Is Overrated | Cinematographer |
| 2011 | Larmes de sang | Cinematographer |
| Year | Television serie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Anomalous | Cinematographer |
| 2024 | Game Changer: The Power Play | Director |
| 2023 | Shanty Town | Cinematographer (steadicam) |
| 2022 | Far From Home | Co-cinematographer |
| 2021 | Tough Love | Cinematographer |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Queen Palm International Film Festival | Best Cinematography | Himself for The Anomalous | Won |
| 2021 | Africa International Film Festival | Oronto Douglas Award for Best Nigerian Film | Himself for The Griot [7] | Won |
| 2021 | Golden Leaf International Film Festival | Special Jury Award | Himeself for Blind Date | Won |
| 2024 | Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards | Best Cinematography | Himself for Jagun Jagun (The Warrior) | Nominated |
| 2024 | The Nollywood 100 | Legacy Award [8] | Himself | Honoured |
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