Jadesola Osiberu is a Nigerian

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and

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and founder of Greoh Studios. She is known for ''

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'' (2017), '' Sugar Rush'' (2019), ''

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'' (2022) and ''Gangs of Lagos'', the first Nigerian original film set to stream exclusively on

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. In September 2022, Osiberu's Greoh Studios signed a three-year deal with Amazon to develop and produce original scripted TV series and feature films.

Early life and education

Born to a royal family in 1985, Osiberu's father, Oba Adewale Osiberu is the ''Elepe of Epe Sagamu''. Osiberu had her secondary education in

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, before obtaining a

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degree from

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. She is also an alumna of

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, where she studied Media and Communications.

Career

Despite working professionally as a

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after graduation, Osiberu decided to change career to film-making. In celebrating the

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, ''Pulse'' included her in its list of ten women making waves by developing content in Nigerian film industry. Osiberu started her production company, Tribe85 Productions in 2017 with the aim of "telling African stories to a global audience". During an interview with

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, her work ethic, attention to detail and creative drive was praised by the interviewer. In 2018, she headlined

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Film Festival in Scotland. In 2017, Osiberu wrote and directed ''

'', a film about the challenges faced by an unmarried working class woman amidst pressure from family, as well as romantic interracial relationships in modern Nigerian setting. For her directorial role, she won best director at 2018

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and got a

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nomination. The film was also the subject of scholarly discussions with the titular character being characterized with traits of

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. ''Culture Custodian'' highlighted how the theme of the film is set up to fight misogyny in the Nigerian patriarchal society.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

Personal life

Osiberu had her marriage ceremony on May 11, 2019 in

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Osiberu, Jadesola 1985 births Living people Nigerian film directors Alumni of the University of Manchester Pan-Atlantic University alumni Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards winners Nigerian film producers Nigerian writers Nigerian women writers People from Ogun State Nigerian sound editors