Seun Olowo-Ake

Hey Viktor!: The Stories We Leave Behind

Seun Olowo-AkeMar 15, 2024

This mockumentary follows former child actor, Cody Lightning who, 25 years after his big screen debut in Smoke Signals, tries for a comeback with his self-written, self-produced sequel, Smoke Signals 2. His journey to getting the film made is a weird and wacky one...

Love Lies Bleeding: Fighting for What Matters

Seun Olowo-AkeMar 14, 2024

In 1980s New Mexico, gym manager Lou (Kristen Stewart) meets and falls for body builder Jackie (Katy O’Brian). When their new relationship is integrated with Lou’s family, especially brother-in-law, JJ (Dave France) and father, Lou Sr (Ed Harris), they find themselves...

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Smoke Sauna Sisterhood: Full Body Therapy

Seun Olowo-AkeJan 26, 2024

In Smoke Sauna Sisterhood, director Anna Hints dives deep into our need for connection. A group of women in Estonia, within the protective walls of a smoke sauna, share their most vulnerable experiences and support each other in doing so. This experience, for me,...

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Origin: A Mosaic of Moments

Seun Olowo-AkeJan 18, 2024

Origin, written and directed by Ava DuVernay, is based on the book Caste: The Origin of our Discontents, and on the life of its author, Isabel Wilkerson. After the murder of Trayvon Martin in 2012, Pulitzer Prize winning writer, Isabel Wilkerson, is prompted by a...

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Renaissance: A Film by Beyonce – Freedom, Flaws and All

Seun Olowo-AkeDec 20, 2023

Beyoncé has been releasing music literally for as long as I’ve been alive. Some of my earliest music related memories involve pretending to be Destiny’s Child (3) and singing along to ‘Survivor’ with my 2 sisters. When B’Day dropped, we played it top to...

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The Boy and the Heron: Pushing through Time

Seun Olowo-AkeDec 8, 2023

The Boy and the Heron is written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and produced by Studio Ghibli. At the beginning of the film, Mahito loses his Mum in a drastic fire. A year after this, he and his father move from Tokyo to the countryside to live with...

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The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes – Hungry for Power

Seun Olowo-AkeNov 17, 2023

Prequel to The Hunger Games series, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes is written by Michael Lesslie and Michael Arndt, directed by Francis Lawrence, and is based on the novel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins. It follows...

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Rustin:

Seun Olowo-AkeNov 3, 2023

Rustin, directed by George C. Wolfe, and written by Julian Breece and Dustin Lance Black, is a biographical film about civil rights activist, Bayard Rustin, and his role in the organization of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963. At the beginning of...

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Priscilla: Losing Pieces of Me

Seun Olowo-AkeNov 1, 2023

Directed by Sofia Coppola, Priscilla is a delicate look into Priscilla Presley’s relationship with Elvis, starring Cailee Spaeny in the titular role, and Jacob Elordi as Elvis. It is based on the book, Elvis and Me, by Priscilla Presley, who also produced this...

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