Nora Awolowo

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Nora Awolowo
Born
Oreoluwa Racheal Awolowo

(1999-03-02) 2 March 1999 (age 24)
Lagos, Nigeria
Education Ekiti State University
Occupations
Known forLife at the Bay, Symphonies, All Lives Matter, David, Baby Blues

Oreoluwa Racheal Awolowo (born 2 March 1999) popularly known as Nora Awolowo is a Nigerian film director, cinematographer, documentary photographer, producer, and creative director. [1] [2] [3] [4] She was nominated for The Future Awards Africa in Prize for Film category. [5] [6]

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Early life

Nora was born in Lagos state, Nigeria. where she lived all her life and attended Primary and Secondary school, she studied Accounting at the Ekiti State University.

Career

Nora through her passion for directing learned through online tutorials (self-taught). [7] In 2019, her directed short documentary" Life at the Bay" was selected at the Africa International Film Festival. [8] [9]


She has produced, and directed films and documentaries such as Symphonies, Life at the Bay, David, Baby Blues and All Lives Matter. [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

Awards and nominations

YearAward ceremonyAward descriptionWorkResultRef
2020 The Future Awards Africa Prize for FilmNominated [15]
201925 Under 25 SME AwardsBest Media and Communications PersonWon [16]
2023 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards Best DocumentaryNigeria: The DebutWon [17] [18] [19]
Baby BluesNominated
The Future Awards Africa Prize for FilmHerselfPending [20]

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