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Jumoke Sanwo
Born February 2, 1977 · Isale Eko, Lagos Island, Nigeria
Sanwo is a storyteller, she explores the spatial and temporal experiences of the individual and the collective, highlighting the impact of colonial systems on, and within postcolonial societies. In 2019, she directed Lagos at Large, an immersive non-fiction film, and "Ode to the City of Lagos," which premiered at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) and was nominated in two award categories IDFA Doclab award for Digital Storytelling and IDFA DocLab for Immersive Non-Fiction. Notably, "Lagos at Large" earned a spot on Forbes Magazine's list of top 50 Extended Reality (XR… Sanwo is a storyteller, she explores the spatial and temporal experiences of the individual and the collective, highlighting the impact of colonial systems on, and within postcolonial societies. In 2019, she directed Lagos at Large, an immersive non-fiction film, and "Ode to the City of Lagos," which premiered at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) and was nominated in two award categories IDFA Doclab award for Digital Storytelling and IDFA DocLab for Immersive Non-Fiction. Notably, "Lagos at Large" earned a spot on Forbes Magazine's list of top 50 Extended Reality (XR) experiences for 2019 and has been included in Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) docubase, a curated database of people, projects, and technologies transforming documentary in the digital age. Lagos at Large has been showcased in many film festivals across the world, including the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF), International Migration Film Festival (IMFF), Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival and the Festival Imersivo das Favelas-Brazil. Lagos at Large was included in the Electronic Literature Collection Volume 4, a collection of 134 digital-born literary works showcasing exemplary work of e-literature from 2016-2021. She lives and works between Lagos, Nigeria and Vienna, Austria.More
