EMMANUEL AFOLABI

Director

EMMANUEL’S STORY

Nigerian-born director Emmanuel Afolabi wants his work to empower communities of color. He employs visual storytelling to amplify the individuality and dignity of his subjects and to explore our collective humanity.

Now living in Detroit, where he moved after film school in New York, Emmanuel also is a cinematographer and stills photographer. His clients have included Apple, REI, Footlocker, Moet, the Brooklyn Nets, Shinola, and Mercedes Benz.