Obi Emelonye is the writer, producer and director of ‘The Oratory.’ He is a passionate, self-taught writer, director, and producer with a multi-disciplinary approach to filmmaking. Obi is a lecturer in filmmaking at the University of Huddersfield and a doctoral researcher in film at Goldsmiths University of London.
He is a member of the premier guild of UK film directors- Directors UK, as well as a member of the British Film Institute (BFI). Obi’s film credits include: Black Mail, The Mirror Boy, Last Flight to Abuja, Money Miss Road, Badamasi, Onye Ozi, and Oxford Gardens. Obi is a visionary British-based Nigerian who has quickly gained an enviable reputation as one of the brightest creative minds working within Nigeria's burgeoning film industry, Nollywood. His relentless drive and sense of cinematic style have marked him out as a global pioneer for a bold, commercial cinematic identity for Africa.