Jadesola Osiberu is a
Nigerian writer, director and producer and founder of
Greoh Studios. She is known for Isoken (2017), Sugar Rush (2019), Brotherhood (2022)
and Gangs of Lagos, the first Nigerian original film set to stream
exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. In September 2022, Osiberu's Greoh
Studios signed a three-year deal with Amazon to develop and produce original
scripted TV series and feature films.
Born on the 18th of August 1985 into a royal family, Osiberu's
father, Oba Adewale Osiberu is the Elepe of Epe Sagamu. Osiberu
had her secondary education in Ibadan, before obtaining a Computer Systems Engineering degree
from University of Manchester. She is also an alumna of Pan-Atlantic
University, where she studied Media and Communications.
Despite working professionally as a software developer after graduation, Osiberu decided to change career to film-making. In celebrating the Women's History Month, Pulse included her in its list of ten women making waves by developing content in Nigerian film industry.
Osiberu is the former head of Ndani TV – in charge of everything from The Juice to Skinny Girl in Transit
Osiberu started her production company, Tribe85 Productions in 2017 with the
aim of "telling African stories to a global audience". During an
interview with BellaNaija, her work ethic, attention to detail and
creative drive was praised by the interviewer.
In 2018, she headlined Nollywood Film Festival in Scotland.
In 2017, Osiberu wrote and directed Isoken, a film about the challenges faced by an unmarried
female professional amidst pressure from family, as well as romantic interracial relationships
in modern Nigerian setting. For her directorial role, she won best director at
2018 Africa Magic Viewer’s Choice Awards (AMVCA) and got a Africa
Movie Academy Award for Best Director nomination.
The film was also the subject of scholarly discussions with the titular
character being characterized with traits of feminism. Culture Custodian highlighted how the
theme of the film is set up to fight misogyny in the Nigerian patriarchal
society.
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