In this episode we spoke with Nigerian British filmmaker Ayo Akingbade, who was visiting Los Angeles for a screening of her film “Keep Looking.” We discussed several of her films, including her experience shooting on location in Lagos, Nigeria, after which we compared how it feels to visit our relatives in their respective home countries. We also spoke about nepotism in the film industry, how people usually assume a character is autobiographical when there are any similarities to the author, how to be inspired to make new work, and thinking about timelessness in certain works of art.Guest Bio:Ayo Akingbade (born 1994) is an artist, writer and film director. She has directed nineteen short films. Her short films explore the mundanity of urban life in full swing in London's inner-city boroughs and industrial life in her family's hometown in Nigeria.Show notes:Links to where Ayo has screened:Now Instant (Los Angeles, CA)This Long CenturyLUXwhatsherface at The HandLincoln Center New Directors/New FilmsNew York Film FestivalLinks to Ayo’s work:Show me the World Mister, 2023, BookKeep Looking, 2024, FilmThe Fist, 2022, FilmJitterbug, 2022, FilmDear Babylon, 2019, FilmTower XYZ, 2016, FilmBooks Ayo mentions from Skylight Books in LA:Reckless Daughter: A Portrait of Joni Mitchell by David YaffeMaking Movies by Sydney LumetIn the Eye of the Wild by Nastassja MartinWe also mention:Family Business by Chantal AckermanLa Chimera by Alice RohrwacherA Pale View of Hills by Kazuo Ishiguro"Keep Looking" by SadeCredits:Edited by Amanda Dee and mastered by Rebecca Seidel.Theme music by The Necklace, a project by Taylor Shields and Morgan Võ.Sound effects courtesy of freesound.org:japaneseairplanelanding.mp3 by morgantj – https://freesound.org/people/morgantj/sounds/59610/ – License: Attribution 4.0Airplane PA Sound 2 by festivus31 – https://freesound.org/people/festivus31/sounds/177560/ – License: Creative Commons 0Airplane_ambience.WAV by habbis92 – https://freesound.org/people/habbis92/sounds/204510/ – License: Creative Commons 0Airplane Seat belt Chime by sirkoto51 – https://freesound.org/people/Sirkoto51/sounds/331680/ – License: Creative Commons 0Airplane_flyover_landing_in_heathrow_1_48_24.wav by suz_soundcreations  – https://freesound.org/people/Suz_Soundcreations/sounds/351588/ – License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0digital camera consumer on,off beep take picture single shot, servo zoom in out.flac by kyles – https://freesound.org/people/kyles/sounds/453950/ – License: Creative Commons 0Tabletop clock ticking, speed ramp down (followup) by ycbcr – https://freesound.org/people/ycbcr/sounds/556991/ – License: Attribution 4.0Hawk/Eagle Cry (Distant) by PRINCEofWORMS – https://freesound.org/people/PRINCEofWORMS/sounds/571273/ – License: Attribution 4.0

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