Dolapo Adeleke
Born
Adedolapo Omolola Adeleke

(1990-09-06) 6 September 1990
Kano State
NationalityNigerian
Other namesLowlaDee
Alma materCovenant University
Occupation(s)director, screenwriter, producer, editor
Years active2011–present

Dolapo Adeleke (listenⓘ) (born 6 September 1990), also known as LowlaDee is a multiple award winning filmmaker from Nigeria.[1]

Early life and education

Born on September 6, 1990, in Kano State Nigeria, Adeleke began writing at an early age, publishing two literature books before university.[2] Adeleke had her secondary education at Dansol High School, Lagos State. She graduated with a second-class upper in Mass Communication from Covenant University in 2011.[3]

Career

In an interview with Busayo Adekoya of ThisDay Newspaper, she stated that she began directing films at 21.[4][5] In 2012, she was included in Vanguard list of young Nigerians making significant impact, and was noted to have won Best teen writer of the year award by Angles Magazine for writing Flesh and Blood and The Little White Hen.

With her break out short film Brave, starring Adesua Etomi and Wole Ojo, She was nominated under the Best Film Director category of the Nigerian Entertainment Awards (NEA 2015). The short film went on to win Best Short film at the Best Of Nollywood Awards and also nominated in two categories at the prestigious African Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) for Best Short film and Best Actor in a Drama. In 2015, she went on to produce her first critically acclaimed Television Film A Place Called Happy merging Nigerian and Ghanaian actors.

In 2016, she released her first highly acclaimed Mini SeriesThis Is It on her YouTube Platform merging Nigerian and Kenyan cast. It instantly gained popularity gathering over 8 million views in its entirety. The series successfully launched in various Television Broadcast stations across Africa and went on to win the Best Television Series at the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) 2018. LowlaDee Wrote, Directed and Edited the 20 episodes while working as the Show Runner.

In 2016, LowlaDee was also nominated for the EbonyLifeTV Sisterhood Awards Africa for ‘Film Director Of The Year’ for her achievement with the Mini Series, ‘This Is It’. In 2017, she was nominated for the prestigious ‘Future Awards Africa’ for the prize of New Media and in March 2018 she was listed as Leading Ladies Africa's ‘100 Most Inspiring Women In Nigeria.’

LowlaDee Wrote, Directed and Edited the 60 minutes Valentine's Day Digital film, PLAN B, a Kenyan-Nigerian story which became an instant hit, garnering over one million views in its first two weeks without paid advertising. The movie went on to win the Best East African Film at the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards 2019.

She currently runs LowlaDee Productions Co. (formerly Doreen Media) and shuffles between Lagos Nigeria and Nairobi Kenya.

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Filmography

Year Film Notes
2013 Be My Guest [7] short film
The Call [8] short film

starred Eldee, Paul Utomi and Adesua Etomi

2014 Brave short film

starred Adesua Etomi

2015 A Place Called Happy Television Film

starred Blossom Chukwujekwu and Kiki Omeili

2016 This Is It Web/Television series

starred Nick Mutuma and Chy Nwakanma

2017 Entangled [9] Television Film

starred Mawuli Gavor, Ini-dima Okojie

2019 Plan B Web/Television Film

starred Sarah Hassan, Catherine Karanja and Daniel Etim Effiong.

2020 Just In Time Feature Film

Starred Sarah Hassan, Mawuli Gavor, Stycie Waweru, Pierra Kenna

and had its premier on Netflix Worldwide.

Awards

Year Award Category Film Result Ref
2014 Best of Nollywood Awards Best Short Film Brave Won [10]
2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards Best Director Brave Nominated [11]
Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards Best Short Film Brave Nominated [12]
2016 EbonyLife Sisterhood Awards Africa Film Director of the Year This Is It Nominated
2018 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards Best Television Series This Is it Won
2019 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards Best East African Film Plan B Won
2022 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards Best Picture Editor Just In Time Pending [13]
Best Movie East Africa Pending
Best Overall Movie Pending

Personal life

At 16 years old, on 20 August 2007, on her way to get certain documents from school, after gaining admission to Covenant University, Adeleke was involved in a brake failure accident that resulted to multiple surgeries and scars on her forehead. This led to her signature fringe/bangs hairstyle. According to her, it is more than just a hairstyle but empowers her to rise above the trauma and effects of the life changing accident. On an instagram post, LowlaDee revealed she once struggled with depression but watching American-Indian TV show runner and Actress Mindy Kaling's TV show, The Mindy Project, gave her joy and awakened a fun creative side. This connection gave birth to her highly successful Romcom web series ''This Is It''

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Dolapo 'Lowladee' Adeleke". gidiboxoffice.com. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  2. ↑ Sinmisola, Yusuf. "WCW OF THE WEEK – DOLAPO ADELEKE".
  3. ↑ admin (August 20, 2015). "8 Years After an Accident that Left Her with Permanent Facial Scars, Filmmaker LowlaDee Tells Her Inspiring Story". Bellanaija.com.
  4. ↑ Adekoya, Busayo (2014). "Nigeria: 'I Produced My First Film At 21'".
  5. ↑ admin (2016). "4 reasons you should binge-watch Lowladee's web series". Pulse.ng.
  6. ↑ Gotevbe, Victor (March 17, 2012). "YOUNG NIGERIANS MAKING THE DIFFERENCE". Vanguard.com.
  7. ↑ admin (2013). "A Tale of Love, Trust, Friendship and Restoration". BellaNaija.com.
  8. ↑ Iykon, Tolu (June 17, 2013). "FAB Film: Watch The Call by Lowladee". FabMagazine.com.
  9. ↑ Aniemeka, Chuka (January 18, 2017). "Entangled: Lowladee Is Working On A New Romantic Comedy TV Series". OnlineNigeria.com.
  10. ↑ admin (October 27, 2014). "BON AWARDS 2014: Authentic Winners List". Encomium Magazine.
  11. ↑ Sanusi, Hassan (2015). "Full list of nominees for Nigerian Entertainment Awards 2015". TheNet.ng.
  12. ↑ Izuzu, Chidumga (2014). "Rita Dominic, 'October 1', '30 Days in Atlanta', get nominations". Pulse.ng.
  13. ↑ "2022 Africa Magic Awards Nominees don land- See who dey list". BBC News Pidgin. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
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