Bunmi Ajakaiye

She is celebrated for her modern, female-centered storytelling. Her work balances massive box office hits with global streaming blockbusters. She directed the Netflix global hit Glamour Girls (2022) and the cinema chart-topper My Wife and I (2017). She also wrote the hit comedy Sugar Rush (2019) and co-wrote the acclaimed thriller The Black Book (2023). On television, she is beloved for her work on Skinny Girl in Transit.

Beyond her creative work, Bunmi mentors upcoming talent for the British Council’s Film Lab Africa and serves as a public relations director for the Screen Writers Guild of Nigeria.