
Production
Kemi Lala Akindoju
Kemi Lala Akindoju is an award-winning actor, producer, and casting director with over 15 years of experience in Nollywood. She previously served as the Senior Movies Creative Executive for Amazon Studios Nigeria, where she oversaw the development of original films. An alum of Berlinale Talents and the International Visitor Leadership Program, Akindoju has worked on major projects like Prime Video’s Gangs of Lagos (2023) and Netflix’s The Black Book (2023). As founder of Make It Happen Productions, she is dedicated to producing authentic African stories that challenge societal norms.
Acting credits
7.6After emigrating to Greece from Nigeria, Vera and Charles Antetokounmpo struggled to survive and provide for their five children, while living under the daily threat of deportation. Desperate to obtain Greek citizenship but undermined by a system that blocked them at every turn, the family's vision, determination and faith lifted them out of obscurity to launch the careers of three NBA champions.
Rise
2022
NRAJUWAYA – THE HAUNTED VILLAGE is a story of what happens when 6 corp members get posted to a remote village in Osun state and awaken an age long evil. - my9jatv.com
Ajuwaya
2017
6.3In Lagos, Nigeria, young, naive Nigerian journalist Òlòtūré goes undercover to expose the shady underworld of human trafficking. Unused to this brutal environment, crawling with ruthless traders and pimps, Òlòtūré finds warmth and friendship with Blessing, Linda and Beauty, the prostitutes she lives with. However, she gets drawn into their lifestyle and finds it difficult to cope. In her quest to uncover the truth, she pays the ultimate price - one that takes her to the verge of no return.
Òlòtūré
2019
4.0A divorced couple who decide to share equal space in their ex-matrimonial home soon realize that the ingenious idea is easier said than done. Bent on flexing their egos and scoring points, the two implore various hilarious tactics that soon inflames emotions and turns an already complicated situation into a roller coaster ride.
Potato Potahto
2017
2016 Nigerian Film
Suru L'ere
2016
4.4A disillusioned London chef visits Nigeria and struggles with her matchmaking mother and restoring the family's rundown hotel. She's heartbroken when she discovers the man she loves is buying it.
The Royal Hibiscus Hotel
2018
6.0The film, set in Lagos, Cape Town and Zanzibar, tells the story of Lola, who recently separated from her husband in Lagos, seeks solace in Zanzibar, hoping to forget and move on with her life.
A Hotel Called Memory
2017
4.5A bumbling billionaire businessman and failed Presidential candidate Chief Olalekan Ajadi is very much obsessed with US President Donald Trump. Just when his political campaign looks on the verge of another flop disaster, Ajadi is anointed by a majority party and becomes a tough credible contender with the assistance of powerful social media.
Your Excellency
2019
Behind the camera
6.7After his son is wrongly accused of kidnapping, a deacon who has just lost his wife takes matters into his own hands and fights a crooked police gang to clear him.
The Black Book
2023
In contemporary Nigeria, Emeka and Lola’s world is shattered when their young daughter, Busola, is diagnosed with a life-threatening illness. Faced with overwhelming medical costs and family pressure, their already fragile relationship begins to unravel.
In the Shadows of Good Fortune
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