Andrew Dosunmu
| Andrew Dosunmu | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Occupation | Photographer, film director |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Website | andrewdosunmu |
Andrew Dosunmu is a Nigerian photographer and filmmaker who came to prominence in The United States after directing music videos for various acclaimed artists including Isaac Hayes, Angie Stone, Common, Tracy Chapman, Wyclef Jean, Kelis, Aaron Neville, Talib Kweli and Maxwell.
He is the director of the 2011 drama film Restless City, which premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. His next film, 2013's Mother of George, also premiered at Sundance, and was the Closing Night selection for Maryland Film Festival 2013. Dosunmu currently lives between New York and Lagos, Nigeria.
Photography
Dosunmu started his career as a design assistant at the fashion house of Yves Saint Laurent. He later became a creative director (serving in that position for album covers for such artists as Erykah Badu and Public Enemy) and a fashion photographer, with his photographs appearing in various international magazines. In 2007, he was honored with the request to speak at the TED Global conference. Dosunmu has directed and photographed numerous commercials for print advertising & TV for companies such as AT&T, General Motors, Levi's, Giordano Jeans, Kenneth Cole, Buddy System for ABC, My Kind of Town for AMES, Soul Food for Showtime. Photographs from his documentary The African Game were published in a coffee-table book by powerHouse Books. Dosunmu was recently selected to participate in the photography exhibition Snap Judgments: New Positions in Contemporary Photography at the International Center of Photography. Dosunmu has been a contributing photographer for publications like Vibe, Clam, Fader, Face, Paper, Interview, i-D, Vogue Hommes – France and Italy, Complex, and Ebony.
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