GBENGA SAKA Film Director

About me

Hi, I'm a young aspiring filmmaker who is looking to break into the film industry by any means necessary.

Projects

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ZONE OF CHAMPIONS (ITV)Spelthorne's exciting new take on the comedy clip show takes us into a bizarre and wonderful world of hilarious and unique sporting events including synchronised triplet bouncing, escalator racing and owl rhythmic gymnastics. I worked on this project as a Runner with development research duties.
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GBNGA - NO TIME [MUSIC VIDEO]Directed and Produced by myself Featuring myself as the rapper.
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LETS TALK ABOUT SEX CHANNEL 4Parents and pupils, some famous, some not, watch the most outrageous, hilarious sex education videos, leading to some frank sex conversations, ranging from periods to masturbation. My first credit as a Runner on TV
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GIRLS WILL BE BOYS"Boys will be boys" has always been a term which has accepted whatever males do in society. Girls will be boys is a visual exploration on gender. Black & White 35mm Photography by Raul Desor and Urire Efih. Sound by 4Stringsz
JUMPVisual representation of dealing with mental health.
Conflict of DesireBound by desire, Restrained by faith, We are stuck in conflict. Written and directed by Gbenga Saka. Starring: Isaac Produced by Year 3000 productions

Projects credited in

Self Care Series - DARQ MoisturisersDARQ interviewed Black British citizens to discuss self care and the rise of black entrepreneurship. This video features upcoming musician KR (@0kayyR) detailing the dark skin MALE experience as a child and his waiting for a black middle class neighbourhood in the UK.
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Smart People//National Student Film festival Official Selection - Best Thriller/ Horror Nominee// Insight into how technology is shaping our modern society. The lives of three people are changed forever in this psychological, science fiction film. Directed and Written by Gbenga Saka Cinematography and Editing by Shaka Agina Original Music Composed by Isaac Faraz Chandler and Gabriel Ness. Assistant Director: Edwin Attah Darko Sound Recordist: Haider Romero Perez Location and Production manager:
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Small Utopia(Short Film) The year is 3017. Small Utopia is a dystopian story based in a near future where ethnic minorities; exhausted of discrimination, police brutality and right-wing extremism, choose to leave and build civilisation in the sky. A love story between a re-purposed human solider with amnesia and his enemy. Written, Directed and Edited by Gbenga Saka Director of Photography: Shaka Agina 1st AC / Focus Puller: Amir Ibrahim Production Design: Charles Agina Location and Production Manager: Ra

Work history

Director - Film

Dec 2014London, United KingdomFreelance

Established since 2014.

Skills

Education

BA(Hons) Film Studies

Sep 2015Leicester, United Kingdom

Currently moving on to my second year of Film Studies & Visual Arts.