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The 25th recipient of The Working Class Creatives Grant is Tomisin Adepeju, a Nigerian-British filmmaker based in London. We really enjoyed the work that Adepeju sent in. He presents stories in film with this careful, measured handling that almost makes them feel real – and not in the sense that they become documentary, but more like we are eavesdropping as the audience; like the filmmaker is taking us gently by the hand and bringing us in close to listen. Tomisin is currently looking to transition from short films to features, and we wanted to grant him now to support him in that moment.
Bio: Tomisin Adepeju is a Nigerian-British filmmaker based in London, England. His multi award-winning shorts have been selected at over 150 international film festivals; including multiple Oscar-Qualifying festivals. His award-winning short, The Right Choice, had its World Premiere at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and also screened as part of Sundance London. The film has screened at over 50 international film festivals, including various Oscar and BAFTA-qualifying ones such as the Pan African Film Festival, Cleveland International Film Festival & HollyShorts Film Festival. His most recent short, Appreciation had it’s North American Premiere at the Oscar- Qualifying Aspen Shortsfest and screened at BFI London Film Festival 2019. The film was also nominated for Best Irish/British Short of the year by the London Critics Circle. He is currently developing his debut feature.
