Flanagin Town, Trinidad and Tobago
$250 - $2000 / Day
Oyetayo Raymond Ojoade born from the cross- cultural union between a Trinidadian mother and Nigerian father began his technical career in computer graphics in Lagos, Nigeria. His interest in still art and photography stimulated by a Bachelor of Technology degree in Industrial Design (Graphics) obtained at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University of Technology Bauchi, Nigeria (1997-2001), further developed a curiosity in ‘moving pictures’, thus, his interest in film. As such, pursued a Bachelor of Arts degree in Film at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine campus, Trinidad where he excelled in courses such as editing, photography, cinematography and documentary making. He has directed and produced five short films and one feature – A documentary entitled Bottom in De Road (2015), The Madonna Murti (2013), a feature documentary, an investigative documentary entitled Who Let the Dogs Out (2008), an animated narrative film Suck Meh Soucouyant, Suck Meh (2009), Shouters and the Control Freak Empire (2010), a documentary that was screened at the Columbia Gorge International Film Festival, Vancouver, Washington in August 2011. Oyetayo’s choice in subject matter for his documentary films is fed by the duality that is a result of his cross-cultural heritage and the rich intercultural experiences nourished by both his mother’s land and his father’s heart. Oyetayo, who grew up with his parents in Nigeria where his father Professor J. Olowo Ojoade has been a lecturer in the University of Jos since 1972 and Professor of African folklore there from 1981 to the present, has inherited from his father an interest in a rich social and cultural heritage and Oyetayo seeks to preserve this through audio-visual means, creating awareness where necessary of the social problems inherent in some areas. As a producer and editor, Oyetayo looks forward to developing his skills in the field of documentary making in Trinidad and Tobago. Ojoade’s latest film Bottom in De Road came about as a result of his cross-cultural background again. Living in Nigeria for the most part of his life he was accustomed seeing women dressing more conservatively. Most times they would wear loose clothing that covered their backsides. Occasionally one might see a university student wearing tight fitting jeans. In some places she went she would get harassed. Moving to Trinidad as an adult Oyetayo noticed ladies and young girls wearing all sorts of clothing revealing their bottoms. Even though they were being teased by the opposite sex, Ojoade did not see it as being harassed. This was a bit of a culture shock to him.
A two part documentary on the 125th anniversary of the Trinidad and Tobago Catholic Newspaper.
Produced for LRS Productions Trinidad
After years of spousal violence on the small Caribbean island of Trinidad and Tobago, men once silenced into submission are ready to shatter that silence. Even though some state institutions fail to protect these men, Brothers on the Edge tell their stories in their own voices, along with interviews from psychologists, counsellors and gender experts. This documentary allows viewers to experience the daily life and struggle in the homes of men fighting for sanity, in a country where the ghost of the historical violence wrought by colonialism, slavery and indentureship re-visits their homes to wreak havoc.
Pacific Lutheran University students give back to Speyside Anglican primary school in Tobago. They refurbish furniture by painting and varnishing.
Helping to promote the Habitat for Humanity Trinidad and Tobago for their work in transforming lives. This was voluntary work.
Empowering and bringing back the voice to the African Woman from the original source which is the African perspective and no body else.
On behalf of the Trinidad and Tobago Telecommunication Services, I taped and edited a five minute promotional video on the Annual Golf Tournament that takes place at Moka, Maraval in down town Port of Spain in Trinidad
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