← Back to all roles

Writer, Producer & Director - CTRL 4C

Original animated short

Festival StrategyKey Art & CampaignProduction Direction
Writer, Producer & Director2025 - June 2026Los Angeles, CA

“I rate her as one of the top undergraduate students I have ever taught. She is an accomplished artist, filmmaker, and animator.”

—Chuck Sheetz, Area Head, Animation, UCLA Film, Television and Digital Media (director, The Simpsons and Recess)

Role

Creative DirectorCampaign StrategistSocial Media ManagerDesigner

Writing, directing, and producing an original animated short - a sci-fi comedy set in a Lagos salon - following a character who accidentally time-travels through a hair-tech invention into a frozen '90s sitcom world.

Managed the film's production timeline, budget, and festival strategy targeting Sundance, GLAS Animation, Manchester Animation Festival, Carmel International, Film Africa London, and AFRIFF, alongside a multi-stage content rollout - process videos, character reveals, cast spotlights, teasers, and screening promotion - repositioning my platform from freelance illustration to animation. Result: +400 followers, 20K+ views, 2 industry interview invitations, and AFRIFF networking recognition.

Featured Campaign

1 / 8

My Role

Creative DirectorCampaign StrategistSocial Media ManagerDesigner

Audience Growth

+400 Followers20K+ Total ViewsConsistent Audience Growth

Reach & Recognition

9.5K+ Impressions3.1K+ Accounts Reached40%+ Discovery Through Feed RecommendationsAFRIFF Recognition2 Industry Interview Invitations

Featured Creative Media

The Full Film

CTRL 4C - Full Film

My Role

WriterDirectorProducerAnimatorEditor

Results

Screened at Undergraduate ShowcaseScreened in Animation ExtravaganzaA+ on Final GradeRanked as One of Top Filmmakers Ever Taught by Area HeadHonorable Mention at New York Short Animation FestivalOfficial Selection, AFRIFF 2026Official Selection, Syracuse University's New Filmmakers Showcase 2026Official Selection, New York Short Animation Festival 2026

“She tackled underrepresented cultural perspectives and subject matter in a way that was humorous, accessible, entertaining, and unifying for diverse audiences.”

—Lynn Okimura, Lecturer in Animation, UCLA Film, Television and Digital Media

Featured Supporting Media

Background Art

Other Featured Animation

View Animation Portfolio
Feb '25
Portfolio Piece

Mainland Nostalgia

Animated short imagining Lagos Mainland rebuilt from memory - danfo buses, okadas, and a skyline caught between the city that was and the one being built.

AnimatorDirector
Dec '25
Portfolio Piece

Lost and Found

A commuting student leaves her childhood teddy bear behind at the airport - a short about the truth of letting go, and returning renewed.

AnimatorDirector
May '25
Promo Piece

‘This Is MUTHA’ Festival Promo

The official promo film for CURATED by Live Nation's MUTHA Festival, spotlighting queer artists in Brooklyn, NY - environment design built with After Effects AI tools.

DirectorEditorPartner Comms
View Role →
May '25
Promo Piece

Decomposition

Fashion-show promo commissioned by Refine LA for 'Decomposition & Rebirth' - spotlighting fast fashion's toll on the planet, and how the industry flourishes when nature does too.

ProducerPartner CommsAnimatorDirector
View Role →
Mar '25
Portfolio Piece

Getting Unready

An animated short where a girl's 'getting ready' ritual collapses mid-sequence - the party exists only in a dream, and she wakes back into winter stillness.

AnimatorDirector