https://www.tomisinadepeju.com/bio-2 daily 0.75 2024-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af4ac994eddec228bbb4798/644fa12a-5149-4a44-84d0-7d749d902b52/Tomisin-headshot.jpeg ABOUT Tomisin Adepeju is a British-Nigerian filmmaker based in London, England. His multi-award-winning shorts have been selected at over 150 international film festivals, including multiple Oscar-qualifying festivals. His award-winning short The Right Choice had its world premiere at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, and also screened as part of Sundance London. Tomisin is a 2018 Edinburgh Talent Lab alumnus, in 2019, he was one of the 12 filmmakers selected to take part in the annual NETWORK@LFF development programme at the BFI London Film Festival. His short, Appreciation had its North American premiere at Oscar-qualifying Aspen Shortsfest. The film was also an official selection of BFI London Film Festival and was nominated for British/Irish Short Film of the Year by the London Critics Circle. He has just completed a new short Journey Mercies and is currently developing his debut feature, The Light of the Living with Ken Loach’s Sixteen Films and BFI. https://www.tomisinadepeju.com/contact daily 0.75 2020-12-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af4ac994eddec228bbb4798/1608081829214-15XBP996C2PGEPM4OYGU/she%27s+gotta.jpg CONTACT https://www.tomisinadepeju.com/new-page-2 daily 0.75 2024-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af4ac994eddec228bbb4798/1526034679824-Z96VCD63BCTAMSUMYETT/The_Good_Son_Poster-2.jpg the good son THE GOOD SON SYNOPSIS: A young, Nigerian man is forced to address a secret he has harboured from his parents during a traditional, family gathering. 8 Awards. 60+ International Film Festivals. WINNER Best British Short Film - East Anglian Student Film Festival Best UK Fiction Film - Ffresh Student Film Festival Best Director - Student Film - MAC Film Festival Best Community Film - Rob Knox Film Festival Best Actor - Gbolahan Obisesan - Woodland Film Festival Best Student Short Film - Shekino International Independent FF Best Direction in Short Film - The Hollywood Film Festival Audience Choice Award - RWUL "I Luv Africa" Film Festival FINALIST SAATCHI & SAATCHI Nothing is Impossible Achievement in Film Award NOMINATED Best Short Film - British Urban Film Festival Best Student Film - Crystal Palace International FF Best Foreign Short - San Francisco Black Film Festival Best Student Short - Rapid Lion - The South African FF Best Film - Woodland Film Festival Best Direction - Woodland Film Festival Best Student Film - Around International Film Festival SPECIAL MENTION Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF 2015) ArteNonStop Festival Internacional de Cine Y Arte 2016 OFFICIAL SELECTION 25th New York African Film festival 2018 British Urban Film Festival 2015 (Supported by Channel 4) Marfa Film Festival 2015 BlackStar Film Festival 2015 TriForce Short Film Festival 2016 Crystal Palace International Film Festival 2017 No Gloss Film Festival 2015 Festival Internacional De Cine IBAFF 2016 Gene Siskel Film Center's 22nd Annual Black Harvest FF 2016 Watch-Africa Wales African Film Festival 2017 RapidLion - The South African International FF 2017 Cardiff Independent Film Festival 2017 Houston Black Film Festival 2017 18th Roxbury International Film Festival 2016 Bedford Film Festival 2016 Nollywood-Week Paris 2016 Black Movies Summer Festival 2016 11th edition Festival Cinemas d'Afrique- Lausanne Afrika Eye Film Festival 2017 Birmingham Black Film Festival 2016 Ffresh Student Film Festival 2017 Africa international Film Festival 2015 Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival 2016 Rob Knox Film Festival 2016 Charlotte International Black Film Festival 2018 ArteNonStop Festival Internacional de Cine Y Arte 2016 San Francisco Black Film Festival 2016 The Gulf of Naples Independent Film Festival 2016 East Anglian Student Film Festival 2015 Screened Nights Summer Finale Gary International Black Film Festival 2015 Film Africa (RAS) 2015 Miami Independent Film Festival 2015 Boomtown Film & Music Festival 2015 Skepto International Festival 2015 Soul 4 Reel International Film Festival 2015 Corona Fastnet Film Festival 2015 Clare Island Film Festival 2015 RWUL's I Love Africa Film Festival 2016 Kleinkaap Short Film Festival 2016 Woodland Film Festival 2016 Sankofa Film Festival 2016 Screened Nights Outdoor Summer Finale (Dalston Roof Top) Mac Film Festival 2015 Bengaluru International Short Film Festival 2015 RomaCinemaDOC 2015 Freshflix Film Festival 2016 Capital City Black Film Festival 2018 Cine Pobre Film Festival 2016 Shorts Off Film Festival 2016 Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival 2016 Moving Pictures Festival 2016 Oasis Short Film Festival 2016 Calcutta International Cult Film Festival 2016 SHORT to the Point 2016 Shekino International Independent Film Festival 2016 StoneFair International Film Festival 2016 STARS Hollywood Festival 2016 Balham Film Festival 2017 Bounce Cinema Screening July 2018 Sandpoint Film Festival 2017 Reel Escape Film Festival 2017 North Shore Towers Film Festival 2017 Black Underground Film Festival 2017 Around International Film Festival 2017 In-Short Film Festival 2017 Dodowa International Film Festival 2017 https://www.tomisinadepeju.com/marianne daily 0.75 2024-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af4ac994eddec228bbb4798/1526034997793-VIOXUEGG9SIBQYGUBZVF/Stills_1.29.1.jpg Tomisin Adepeju MARIANNE SYNOPSIS: A young Nigerian man travels to a remote, African Pentecostal church with his ailing wife. 8 Awards. 40+ International Film Festivals. WINNER Best Student Film - Cardiff Independent Film Festival Best Student Short - London Independent Short Film Festival Best Student Film - Around International Film Festival (ARFF) Best Actress - Vivienne Bell - Mac Underground Film Festival Best Student Short Film - The Hollywood Festival Best Short Film - Stars Hollywood Festival Best Actor - Tobi Bakare - Thunderdance Film Festival People's Choice Award - Thunderdance Film Festival NOMINATED Best Student Film - Crystal Palace International Film Festival Best Student Film - The Smalls Film Festival Roncalli Forum Award - Independent Days International Film Festival Best Actor (Tobi Bakare) - Portsmouth International Film Festival Best Student Film - Portsmouth International Film Festival Best Screenplay - Portsmouth International Film Festival Best Film - Queen City Shorts Film Festival Best Actor - Queen City Shorts Film Festival OFFICIAL SELECTION: (Oscar-Qualifying) Urbanworld Film Festival 2015 The Smalls Film Festival 2016 No Gloss Film Festival 2016 Crystal Palace International Film Festival 2016 Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) 2016 14th Twin Cities Black Film Festival 2016 Gary International Black Film Festival 2016 RapidLion - The South African International FF 2017 ArteNonStop Festival Internacional de Cine Y Arte 2016 Short Sighted Cinema's "The Shortest Nights" 2016 SOUL Connect Series @BFI Southbank 2016 Birmingham Black Film Festival 2016 Cardiff International Film Festival 2017 Independent Days International Film Festival 2017 Bermuda International Film Festival 2018 - Out of Competition Portsmouth International Film Festival 2016 African World Film Festival 2016 St Louis Black Film Festival 2016 Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival 2016 Sankofa Film Festival 2016 Golden Knight International Film Festival 2017 RomaCinemaDOC 2016 Screened Nights "The Apartment - PARIS" Pune Short Film Festival 2016 Screened Nights Weekend Takeover at Library London Leicester City Film Festival 2016 Shorts Off Film Festival 2016 MAC Underground Film Festival 2016 Manchester Lift Off Film Festival Online 2017 Around International Film Festival (ARFF) 2016 Bucharest Shortcut Cinefest 2016 Calcutta International Cult Film Festival 2016 SHORT to the Point 2016 Stars Hollywood Festival 2016 Shekino International Independent Film Festival 2016 DC Screening - Fastnet film Festival 2017 London Independent Film Festival 2017 Black Underground Film Festival 2017 Thunderdance Film Festival 2017 Queen City Shorts Festival 2017 Dodowa International Film Festival 2017 https://www.tomisinadepeju.com/home daily 1.0 2018-05-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af4ac994eddec228bbb4798/1526003011988-0TN1TLOAAILXNO9BK7S5/image-asset.jpeg Tomisin Adepeju Home https://www.tomisinadepeju.com/the-right-choice-1 daily 0.75 2024-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af4ac994eddec228bbb4798/1526035225610-B5B41YCLM04Q4VFVKXUL/TRC+8.png the right choice THE RIGHT CHOICE SYNOPSIS: With the help of an adviser, a husband and wife must answer three seemingly harmless questions to create their perfect designer baby. World Premiere - Sundance Film Festival 2018 WINNER Best International Short Film - Fort Myers Beach International Film Festival Best Sci-fi Short Film - Et Cultura Festival Best Film & Best Actor - Rob Knox Film Festival NOMINATION Short Film Grand Jury Prize - Sundance Film Festival Best Short Film - Crystal Palace International Film Festival Best International Director - Houston Comedy Film Festival OFFICIAL SELECTION: Sundance Film Festival 2018 Sundance Film Festival London 2018 (Oscar-Qualifying) Hollyshorts Film Festival 2018 (Oscar-Qualifying) Pan African Film Festival 2018 (Oscar-Qualifying) Cleveland International Film Festival 2018 (Oscar-Qualifying) Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival 2019 (BIFA-Qualifying) Norwich Film Festival 2018 SCI-FI London Film Festival 2018 12th British Shorts Film Festival 2019 Riga International Short Film Festival 2018 2ANNAS Rochester International Film Festival 2019 Crystal Palace International Film Festival 2019 Montclair Film Festival 2018 Annapolis Film Festival 2018 Africa International Film Festival 2018 JFF Zagreb - 12th Annual Festival of Tolerance 2018 Festival International du Film Pan Africain de Cannes 2019 Montreal Black Film festival 2018 Rincon International Film festival 2018 Maine International FF-By-The-Sea 2018 Crested Butte Film Festival 2018 Pittsburgh Short Film Festival 2018 Atlanta ShortFest 2018 Downtown LA Film Festival 2018 Melanin Box Film Festival 2018 Maine International Film Festival 2018 18th Kansas International Film Festival 2018 Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival 2018 West Chester International Film Festival 2019 Fort Myers Beach International Film Festival 2019 Houston Comedy Film Festival 2019 Leuven Afrika Film Festival 2019 Downtown Los Angeles Film Festival 2018 Rob Knox Film Festival: 5th June 2019 Et Cultura St Pete 2019 Rapport Festival 2019 Color of Conversation Festival 2019 Roxbury International Film Festival 2019 S.O.U.L Celebrate: Connect 2019 https://www.tomisinadepeju.com/appreciation daily 0.75 2026-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af4ac994eddec228bbb4798/1545414585427-WJONIOBAFH1I43G57PNE/Appreciation+8.png appreciation APPRECIATION. SYNOPSIS: An African Pentecostal Pastor questions everything she believes after a life-changing event. London Critics Circle - Nominee - British/Irish Short Film of the Year OFFICIAL SELECTION: BFI London Film Festival 2019 Oscar-Qualifying 35th New Orleans Film Festival 2020 Oscar-Qualifying Pan African Film Festival 2019 Oscar-Qualifying Aspen Short Fest 2019 Oscar-Qualifying Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival 2020 BAFTA-Qualifying Aesthetica Film Festival 2019 BAFTA-Qualifying London Short Film Festival 2019 BAFTA-Qualifying Norwich Film Festival 2020 Little Wings Film Festival 2020 - BEST UK FILM & BEST EDITING 19th Cornwall Film Festival 2020 The Shortest Night - Short Sighted Cinema 2020 BLACKNESS Exhibition - Wonzimer Gallery, LA: July - August 2020 No Direct Flight BFI Season 2019 DC Shorts Film Festival 2019 SOUL FEST 2019 @BFI African-American Film Marketplace 2020 Rapport Festival 2020 https://www.tomisinadepeju.com/appreciation-copy daily 0.75 2024-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af4ac994eddec228bbb4798/1545414585427-WJONIOBAFH1I43G57PNE/Appreciation+8.png appreciation (Copy) APPRECIATION. SYNOPSIS: An African Pentecostal Pastor questions everything she believes after a life-changing event. London Critics Circle - Nominee - British/Irish Short Film of the Year OFFICIAL SELECTION: BFI London Film Festival 2019 Oscar-Qualifying 35th New Orleans Film Festival 2020 Oscar-Qualifying Pan African Film Festival 2019 Oscar-Qualifying Aspen Short Fest 2019 Oscar-Qualifying Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival 2020 BAFTA-Qualifying Aesthetica Film Festival 2019 BAFTA-Qualifying London Short Film Festival 2019 BAFTA-Qualifying Norwich Film Festival 2020 Little Wings Film Festival 2020 - BEST UK FILM & BEST EDITING 19th Cornwall Film Festival 2020 The Shortest Night - Short Sighted Cinema 2020 BLACKNESS Exhibition - Wonzimer Gallery, LA: July - August 2020 No Direct Flight BFI Season 2019 DC Shorts Film Festival 2019 SOUL FEST 2019 @BFI African-American Film Marketplace 2020 Rapport Festival 2020 https://www.tomisinadepeju.com/appreciation-copy-1 daily 0.75 2024-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af4ac994eddec228bbb4798/1545414585427-WJONIOBAFH1I43G57PNE/Appreciation+8.png appreciation (Copy) APPRECIATION. SYNOPSIS: An African Pentecostal Pastor questions everything she believes after a life-changing event. London Critics Circle - Nominee - British/Irish Short Film of the Year OFFICIAL SELECTION: BFI London Film Festival 2019 Oscar-Qualifying 35th New Orleans Film Festival 2020 Oscar-Qualifying Pan African Film Festival 2019 Oscar-Qualifying Aspen Short Fest 2019 Oscar-Qualifying Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival 2020 BAFTA-Qualifying Aesthetica Film Festival 2019 BAFTA-Qualifying London Short Film Festival 2019 BAFTA-Qualifying Norwich Film Festival 2020 Little Wings Film Festival 2020 - BEST UK FILM & BEST EDITING 19th Cornwall Film Festival 2020 The Shortest Night - Short Sighted Cinema 2020 BLACKNESS Exhibition - Wonzimer Gallery, LA: July - August 2020 No Direct Flight BFI Season 2019 DC Shorts Film Festival 2019 SOUL FEST 2019 @BFI African-American Film Marketplace 2020 Rapport Festival 2020 https://www.tomisinadepeju.com/journey-mercies daily 0.75 2026-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af4ac994eddec228bbb4798/862caa25-0907-45b5-9789-6fbccdfe6e32/JOURNEY+MERCIES+-+DRAFT+23+-+TELLURIDE+SUBMISSION+-+GRADED.00_07_48_00.Still034.png journey mercies JOURNEY MERCIES. SYNOPSIS: It’s Bade’s last day at work, he’s finally ready to go home. OFFICIAL SELECTION BAFTA-Qualfying Aesthetica Film Festival BAFTA-Qualfying London Short Film Festival - In Competition SXSW London - In Competition FILM AFRICA - Nominated for the Baobab Short Film Award https://www.tomisinadepeju.com/journey-mercies-copy daily 0.75 2024-11-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af4ac994eddec228bbb4798/862caa25-0907-45b5-9789-6fbccdfe6e32/JOURNEY+MERCIES+-+DRAFT+23+-+TELLURIDE+SUBMISSION+-+GRADED.00_07_48_00.Still034.png journey mercies (Copy) JOURNEY MERCIES. COMING SOON. SYNOPSIS: It’s Bade’s last day at work, he’s finally ready to go home. https://www.tomisinadepeju.com/journey-mercies-copy-1 daily 0.75 2024-11-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af4ac994eddec228bbb4798/862caa25-0907-45b5-9789-6fbccdfe6e32/JOURNEY+MERCIES+-+DRAFT+23+-+TELLURIDE+SUBMISSION+-+GRADED.00_07_48_00.Still034.png journey mercies (Copy) JOURNEY MERCIES. COMING SOON. SYNOPSIS: It’s Bade’s last day at work, he’s finally ready to go home. https://www.tomisinadepeju.com/journey-mercies-copy-2 daily 0.75 2024-11-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af4ac994eddec228bbb4798/862caa25-0907-45b5-9789-6fbccdfe6e32/JOURNEY+MERCIES+-+DRAFT+23+-+TELLURIDE+SUBMISSION+-+GRADED.00_07_48_00.Still034.png journey mercies (Copy) JOURNEY MERCIES. COMING SOON. SYNOPSIS: It’s Bade’s last day at work, he’s finally ready to go home. https://www.tomisinadepeju.com/appreciation-copy-2 daily 0.75 2026-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af4ac994eddec228bbb4798/1545414585427-WJONIOBAFH1I43G57PNE/Appreciation+8.png appreciation (Copy) APPRECIATION. SYNOPSIS: An African Pentecostal Pastor questions everything she believes after a life-changing event. London Critics Circle - Nominee - British/Irish Short Film of the Year OFFICIAL SELECTION: BFI London Film Festival 2019 Oscar-Qualifying 35th New Orleans Film Festival 2020 Oscar-Qualifying Pan African Film Festival 2019 Oscar-Qualifying Aspen Short Fest 2019 Oscar-Qualifying Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival 2020 BAFTA-Qualifying Aesthetica Film Festival 2019 BAFTA-Qualifying London Short Film Festival 2019 BAFTA-Qualifying Norwich Film Festival 2020 Little Wings Film Festival 2020 - BEST UK FILM & BEST EDITING 19th Cornwall Film Festival 2020 The Shortest Night - Short Sighted Cinema 2020 BLACKNESS Exhibition - Wonzimer Gallery, LA: July - August 2020 No Direct Flight BFI Season 2019 DC Shorts Film Festival 2019 SOUL FEST 2019 @BFI African-American Film Marketplace 2020 Rapport Festival 2020