Joladé Olusanya is a Nigerian-British poet, filmmaker, and photographer. His debut poetry pamphlet, Jabez Incarnate (Out-Spoken Press, 2025), traces memory across cities and generations; a debut photography book is forthcoming from US indie publisher OtherOther. As a director and photographer, he has created work for FIFA, CHANEL, Canon, and BBC, with features in leading outlets such as Financial Times, and The Guardian, and exhibitions with Canon Vision, Kodak’s at Photography Show, SXWKS, and FABA. His poetic documentary mandem was commissioned and produced by Warner Bros. Discovery and has screened at film festivals across the UK. A BAFTA Connect member, Joladé was invited to Buckingham Palace in 2013 and 2024 in recognition of his contributions to poetry and to British film and television. Through his production company, By The Kin, he is developing a slate of short films and an original TV series while building community-led projects across Europe, the US and West Africa.

He sits down with Oumar for an intimate and passionate conversation.