<h1>Seun Olowo-Ake</h1>

Seun Olowo-Ake

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Babylon: The Need for Hold-Downers

Babylon: The Need for Hold-Downers

Margot Robbie plays Nellie LaRoy in Babylon from Paramount Pictures. Written and directed by Damien Chazelle, and starring an ensemble cast of Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Diego Calva, Jean Smart, Jovan Adepo, Li Jun Li and Tobey Maguire (who is also Executive Producer...

Women Talking: Monsters and Mennonites

Women Talking: Monsters and Mennonites

In Women Talking, eight women who have suffered abuse within their Mennonite community gather to discuss whether to fight back, leave, or to stay and do nothing. The film is based on the book of the same name by Miriam Toews, who herself grew up in a Mennonite...

Devotion: No Greater Love

Devotion: No Greater Love

Based on the book,?Devotion: An Epic Story of Heroism, Friendship, and Sacrifice?by Adam Makos, Devotion is a true story about fighter pilots Jesse Brown (Johnathan Majors) and Tom Hudner (Glen Powell) on their missions during the Korean War. The film highlights the...

Till: Bearing the Scars of History

Till: Bearing the Scars of History

Till?gives us a glimpse into the life of Emmett Till (Jalyn Hall) and his mother, Mamie (Danielle Deadwyler), in the short time that led up to his murder and the battle that was its aftermath. After her son was killed, Mamie did everything in her power to put his...

Blind Ambition: Turning Wine into Works

Blind Ambition: Turning Wine into Works

Blind Ambition takes us along with Joseph, Marlvin, Pardon and Tinashe, four Zimbabwean men now living in South Africa, as they prepare to head to the World Wine Blind Tasting Championships as their country?s first wine tasting team. Even though the documentary is...

TIFF ’22: The King’s Horseman

TIFF ’22: The King’s Horseman

When the Alaafin (King) of Oyo dies, the Elesin Oba (the King?s Horseman, played by Odunlade Adekola) must accompany him to the afterlife. The people have prepared and as Elesin is on his way to fulfil his duty to his King and his people, he spots a woman (Omowunmi...

TIFF ’22: On the Come Up

TIFF ’22: On the Come Up

In On The Come Up, Bri (Jamila C. Gray) works hard to make it as a rapper, following in her late father?s footsteps. She frequently participates in rap battles in ?the ring? taking whatever money she wins home to her mother, a recovering addict (played by Sanaa...