Adeoluwa Emmanuel Owu ka meŋ maŋ boɔle o ka Captain Degzy[1] e la a Nigerian film director, ane cinematographer, ka ba bammo neŋ a o toma naŋ e television series Far From Home (2022) ane Shanty Town (2023),[2] ane a films A Tribe Called Judah (2023) neŋ Jagun Jagun (2023), a yelyagesɛgeraa na naŋ da vɛŋ ka baa nyɛ AMVCA kyaare a Best Cinematography.[3] A 2023, FilmOne da iri o la ka o da e a highest-grossing director a da be a Nigeria BoxOffice Yearbook.[4]
Adeoluwa Emmanuel Owu dɔgebo zie da la Ilorin, Kwara State. O da baa la Kogi State kyɛ da be a Yagba descent. Owu da gaa la University of Ilorin kyɛ da la leɛ gaa Pefti Film Institute naŋ be Lagos, be ka o da nyɛ degree naŋ be filmmaking, kyɛ da zɛge a o nugɔɔloŋ toma naŋ da e zanno zie a da be cinematographer, editor, ane director.[5]
| Year |
Film |
Role |
|---|
| 2025 |
Owambe Thieves |
Director |
| 2024 |
Asiri Ade |
Director |
| When Love Strikes |
Director |
| Queen Lateefah |
Director |
| Crossroads |
Cinematographer |
| 2023 |
Adire |
Director |
| A Tribe Called Judah |
| What No One Knows |
| Jagun Jagun |
Cinematographer |
| 2022 |
One Too Many |
Cinematographer |
| Before Valentine's |
Cinematographer |
| 2021 |
Blind Date |
Director |
| The Griot |
Director and Executive producer |
| Ex with Benefits |
Director |
| What Happened at St James |
Cinematographer |
| My Village People |
Cinematographer |
| Charge and Bail |
Cinematographer |
| 2020 |
Introducing the Kujus |
Cinematographer |
| Betty's Love Triangle |
Cinematographer |
| Gaslight |
Director |
| This Lady Called Life |
Cinematographer |
| Time Looped |
Cinematographer |
| A Thousand Ways to Break a Cheating Man |
Cinematographer |
| 2019 |
The History of Chicken |
Cinematographer |
| Adaife |
Cinematographer |
| Ms Independent |
Cinematographer |
| Never Saw It Coming |
Cinematographer |
| 2018 |
Oga Bolaji |
Director of photography |
| Love in a Time of Kekes |
Cinematographer |
| Memoirs of 4 |
Cinematographer |
| 2017 |
A Case of Free Will |
Cinematographer |
| For My Girls |
Cinematographer |
| Uncloaked |
Cinematographer |
| Stormy Hearts |
Cinematographer |
| In Our Trap |
Cinematographer |
| Stranger Than Ever |
Cinematographer |
| Timeless |
Cinematographer |
| Chasing Rainbows |
Cinematographer |
| Mid Life Blues |
Cinematographer |
| 2016 |
Romance Is Overrated |
Cinematographer |
| 2011 |
Larmes de sang |
Cinematographer |
| Year |
Television serie |
Role |
|---|
| 2025 |
The Anomalous |
Cinematographer |
| 2024 |
Game Changer: The Power Play |
Director |
| 2023 |
Shanty Town |
Cinematographer (steadicam) |
| 2022 |
Far From Home |
Co-cinematographer |
| 2021 |
Tough Love |
Cinematographer |
| Year |
Award |
Category |
Work |
Result |
|---|
| 2020 |
Queen Palm International Film Festival |
Best Cinematography |
Himself for The Anomalous |
Won |
| 2021 |
Africa International Film Festival |
Oronto Douglas Award for Best Nigerian Film |
Himself for The Griot |
Won |
| 2021 |
Golden Leaf International Film Festival |
Special Jury Award |
Himeself for Blind Date |
Won |
| 2024 |
Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards |
Best Cinematography |
Himself for Jagun Jagun (The Warrior) |
Nominated |
| 2024 |
The Nollywood 100 |
Legacy Award |
Himself |
Honoured |
