Born in Lagos in 1975 into a Yoruba film dynasty (his father was the actor-director Ade Love), Kunle Afolayan was an actor in Nollywood before directing. He is a leading figure of the New Nollywood, with higher budgets, thrillers and period dramas for cinemas. The Figurine (Araromire, 2009), a supernatural thriller about an African figure that brings luck and ruin, won five African Movie Academy Awards. October 1 (2014), a murder mystery set on the eve of Nigeria's independence in 1960, was a landmark, and Citation (2020) is about sexual harassment on campus.
Filmography
- The Figurine (2009)
- Phone Swap (2012)
- October 1 (2014)
- The CEO (2016)
- Citation (2020)