Temi is a British-Nigerian filmmaker who is passionate about telling stories that spark conversation and inspire new ways of thinking.
Before becoming an independent filmmaker, she worked at the Guardian US and BBC Worldwide as a director of creative strategy in New York and London. Whilst there she helped connect brands through storytelling to the global and influential audiences of these award-winning media companies.
She returned to Europe in 2015, spending considerable time in Berlin to challenge her creativity, expand her network and tell bold and inspiring stories, and produced over 50 short films, self-released her debut EP 'A Battlefield of the Mind' and produced a number of experiential events in Berlin and an editorial feature for Vogue Germany around the topic of representation of minorities in media.
In January 2020, her documentary Brexit: The Untold Story screened at Soho House Berlin and she’s currently developing a slate of narrative film and TV projects.
Projects
- Brexit: The Untold StoryOn June 2016, the British public voted in favour of leaving the European Union. Almost four years on, the UK still remains a member of the EU as parliament failed to agree on the terms of the withdrawal agreement. Yet, following a historic General Election result, the debate appears to have finally come to a conclusion - the UK will almost certainly leave the EU by January 31 2020. Whilst the economic and political implications of Brexit have been endlessly reported on, the real stories and anx
Work history
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StorytellerEveryStory.Me
Berlin, GermanyFreelance
Founding storyteller of Everystory.Me Productions. Developing inspirational, entertaining and investigative documentaries and editorial features for a global audience.
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Director of Strategic PartnershipsThe Guardian News & Media
- New York, United StatesFull Time
Ideated, developed and pitched multi-platform editorial sponsored series and branded content features for international brands.
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Skills
- Film Directing
- Editing
- Creative Stragegy
- Storytelling
- Branded Content
- Documentaries
- Filmmaking
- Editorial Concepts
- Editorial Content