JUSTYNA OBASI IS A FILMMAKER WHOSE WORK FOCUSES ON INSTINCT, INTIMACY, AND AUTHENTIC HUMAN STORIES. SHE CAPTURES PEOPLE AS THEY ARE — COMPLEX, UNGUARDED, AND IN MOTION.

WITH A BACKGROUND IN VISUAL ART, JUSTYNA USES COMPOSITION, COLOUR, AND RHYTHM TO CRAFT NARRATIVES THAT SPEAK BEYOND DIALOGUE. HER POLISH AND NIGERIAN HERITAGE, AND UPBRINGING ACROSS MULTIPLE COUNTRIES, GIVE HER A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE ON CULTURE, IDENTITY, AND BEAUTY.

A GRADUATE OF THE NATIONAL FILM AND TELEVISION SCHOOL (NFTS), JUSTYNA SPECIALISES IN DIRECTING BOTH ACTORS AND REAL PEOPLE, CREATING MOMENTS OF RAW EMOTION AND AUTHENTICITY ON CAMERA. HER WORK INCLUDES AWARD-WINNING COMMERCIALS FOR BRANDS LIKE META AND ADIDAS.

HER CO-DIRECTED FILM SKATE NATION GHANA RECEIVED AN EMMY NOMINATION AND MULTIPLE INTERNATIONAL HONOURS, INCLUDING D&AD PENCILS, A SILVER LION AT CANNES, AND IS PART OF THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART’S PERMANENT COLLECTION. SHE SPLITS HER TIME BETWEEN BERLIN AND LAGOS.