Writer & Director
Tayo Odesanya is a writer and director based in South London. Her work was first recognised in 2015, her writing depute ‘Maya’ amassed over 10 nominations from festivals winning Best International Film at the London International Film Festival and then won Best Foreign Film at the El Dorado International Film Festival and Student Widescreen Film of the Year award.
Specialising in dramas, Tayo’s work focuses on normalising the BAME experience by creating characters that reflect real people as oppose to modern/age old stereotypes. Currently she is working on a privately commissioned short and an independent webseries.
MAYA –(SHORT FILM) – Writer
London Independent Film Festival 2016 -“Best International
Short Film” – WINNER
El Dorado International Film Festival 2016 “Best Foreign
Film” -WINNER
Student Widescreen Film of the Year WINNER
Best Student film of the Year Nominee 2016 – LSFF
Best Drama Nominee 2016 – Screentest
Triton Award Nominee 2016 – Valletta Film Festival
NOMINEE
BETS Screening at the Berlinale Film Festival 2016
Encounters Short Film Festival “Childrens Award”
Amsterdam Lift-off Film Festival Online 2016
Sydney Lift-off Film Festival Online 2016
Sunday Shorts film festival 2016
Wireless (Short) – Writer/Director 2018
Rob Knox Film Fest 2018 “Best film Under 5mins” Winner
Montreal International Black Film Festival 2018
BUFF – Official Selection 2018
S.O.U.L Official Selection 2018
Toronto Black Film Festival – 2018
Culver City Film Fest – 2018
Greater Cleveland Urban Film Fest 2018
Aesthetica Short Film Fest 2018
NFFTY Official Selection
CPIFF Official Selection 2019
Agent: Marc Simonsson
Contact: Marc@MMBCreative.com
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