Biography
Joseph A. Adesunloye is an award winning British-Nigerian Filmmaker. He was nominated for the BFI IWC Schaffhausen Filmmakers Bursary Award at the 60th BFI London Film Festival in 2016 for his feature directorial debut White Colour Black.
In 2017 Joseph was longlisted ‘Best Debut Screenwriter’ for the prestigious BIFA Awards (British Independent Film Awards) where his film White Colour Black was longlisted for a total of two Awards including the category of ‘Most Promising New Comer’ for the film’s star Dudley O’Shaughnessy. Joseph has been in the film industry for over a decade.
Joseph graduated from the University of Aberdeen with a Masters of Arts English Literature & Film Studies. He later attended the London Film Academy where he completed a filmmaking diploma, focusing on directing and screenwriting.
Joseph’s short film 46 tackled the difficult topic of male rape. 46 had its world premiere at the 2017Raindance Film Festival, where 46 was nominated ‘Best UK Short’ for its outstanding and bold treatment of the subject. 46 was also nominated ‘Best British Short Film’ at the Iris Prize 2018.
In 2014 Joseph’s short Beyond Plain Sight which also premiered at Raindance, was nominated ‘Best British Short Film’. The film went on to play BFI Flare, London Short Film Festival and other festivals across the world.
Joseph completed his second feature film FACES in 2018 at the Durban International Film Festival. The film which stars Terry Pheto (Tsotsi, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, A United Kingdom) Shingai Shoniwa (The Noisettes) Matthieu Charneau (Arnaud fait son 2e film, The Bastard Executioner, Bad Bunny) Aki Omoshaybi (The Riot Club, Kids In Love, Star Wars: The Last Jedi), Suzette Llewellyn (Desmond’s, Holby City, EastEnders, Coronation Street).
Joseph’s current short 2064 was shot in Botswana & Zimbabwe and will have its world premiere in 2019.
In 2017 Joseph was longlisted ‘Best Debut Screenwriter’ for the prestigious BIFA Awards (British Independent Film Awards) where his film White Colour Black was longlisted for a total of two Awards including the category of ‘Most Promising New Comer’ for the film’s star Dudley O’Shaughnessy. Joseph has been in the film industry for over a decade.
Joseph graduated from the University of Aberdeen with a Masters of Arts English Literature & Film Studies. He later attended the London Film Academy where he completed a filmmaking diploma, focusing on directing and screenwriting.
Joseph’s short film 46 tackled the difficult topic of male rape. 46 had its world premiere at the 2017Raindance Film Festival, where 46 was nominated ‘Best UK Short’ for its outstanding and bold treatment of the subject. 46 was also nominated ‘Best British Short Film’ at the Iris Prize 2018.
In 2014 Joseph’s short Beyond Plain Sight which also premiered at Raindance, was nominated ‘Best British Short Film’. The film went on to play BFI Flare, London Short Film Festival and other festivals across the world.
Joseph completed his second feature film FACES in 2018 at the Durban International Film Festival. The film which stars Terry Pheto (Tsotsi, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, A United Kingdom) Shingai Shoniwa (The Noisettes) Matthieu Charneau (Arnaud fait son 2e film, The Bastard Executioner, Bad Bunny) Aki Omoshaybi (The Riot Club, Kids In Love, Star Wars: The Last Jedi), Suzette Llewellyn (Desmond’s, Holby City, EastEnders, Coronation Street).
Joseph’s current short 2064 was shot in Botswana & Zimbabwe and will have its world premiere in 2019.