Raymond J. Yusuff

Directing

Raymond J. Yusuff

Raymond J. Yusuff is a filmmaker and photographer based in Kaduna, Nigeria. In 2015, he founded “The Critics” - an artist group of five members with whom he has made over 40 short films since 2015. His work with video art and still photography employs the use of surrealist and realist elements to engage a wide range of subject matters about human experiences. His work covers both extended and short-form media with premieres and features at New York’s Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Art, Athens Biennale, and Venice Biennale. In 2023, he directed one short film produced by The Critics in a featured exhibition at the Museum for Modern Art, Frankfurt, entitled One Can Only Hope and Wonder.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Chase poster
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Chase is a short film made by teenage filmmakers The Critics.

Chase

2018

The Camssassins poster
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The Camssassins is an exaggerated film about the filmmaker struggle.

The Camssassins

2021

Who Are We Against Fate poster
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"For every action in nature there is an equal and opposite reaction."

Who Are We Against Fate

Who Are We Against Fate poster
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"For every action in nature there is an equal and opposite reaction."

Who Are We Against Fate

Into the Woods poster
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Three teenagers journey into their community's forest in a quest to find long lost hidden treasure leading to a series of unexpected events influenced by the forest guardian.

Into the Woods

Into the Woods poster
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Three teenagers journey into their community's forest in a quest to find long lost hidden treasure leading to a series of unexpected events influenced by the forest guardian.

Into the Woods

One Can Only Hope And Wonder poster
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One Can Only Hope And Wonder is a narrative film inspired by real-life events in connection with the stolen artworks in the Benin expedition of 1897, the ongoing topic of restitution in the art world, and how the works of artists are perceived. The Critics Company is a Nigerian artist group formed in Kaduna in 2015, consisting of Godwin Gaza Josiah, Victor Josiah, Raymond Yusuff, Richard Yusuff, and Ronald Yusuff. For their very first exhibition, the group has created a new work especially for ZOLLAMTMMK.

One Can Only Hope And Wonder

A Tomb For The Abandoned poster
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After an insurgent attack on his village, Dahiru experiences the harsh conditions of living in an IDP camp while struggling with grief and loss.

A Tomb For The Abandoned

2023

A Tomb For The Abandoned poster
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After an insurgent attack on his village, Dahiru experiences the harsh conditions of living in an IDP camp while struggling with grief and loss.

A Tomb For The Abandoned

2023