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Imoh Umoren (born 13 August 1982), is a Nigerian filmmaker who primarily makes indie films.[1] He is most notable as the director of the 2017 film Children of Mud. Umoren is considered the first filmmaker to make a silent black and white film in the Nollywood film industry.[2]
He was born on 13 August 1982 in Nigeria. His father was a politician and mother was a college professor.[3] Umoren credits his mother's influence for his career in filmmaking. Both of his parents died when he was a teenager, and he was raised by relatives until he struck out on his own at 16.[4]
At the age of 9, Umoren started to write a comic series called The Wickeds with his closest friend Richie. He joined as a junior producer for 'Common Ground Production' and worked on an international series called The Station.[1] Later, he involved with franchise TV productions such as Project Fame, MTV Advance Warning, Don’t Forget The Lyrics and Malta Guinness Street Dance.[5]
At the age of 26, he made his first feature film Lemon Green.[4] The film gained critical acclaim. Then in 2010, he directed the short film All Sorts Of Trouble. In 2013, his TV movie Have A Nice Day was nominated for Best Cinematography. In 2015 he directed the black and white silent movie Hard Times, which won him his first AMVCA.[6] For his tragedy film The Happyness Limited, the lead actor Tope Tedela was voted as the Best Actor in Africa at the Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCA).[2]
Umoren later wrote and directed the critically acclaimed film Children of Mud which is loosely based on a real story.[1] The film received 7 nominations at different international film festivals including: Nigeria Entertainment Awards (NEA) and the AMVCA.[7] His next tragedy film Dear Bayo was screened in 11 film festivals and won 6 awards at the UK Nollywood Festival other international film festivals.[2] Umoren also directed the film Lagos: Sex, Lies & Traffic which he co-wrote with Gbemisola Afolabi.
He then completed the production of the period drama The Herbert Macaulay Affair, a biopic about Herbert Macaulay, in 2018.[8][9] In 2020, he made the drama series Channel 77.[10]
| Year | Film | Role | Genre | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Hard Times | Director, writer | Film | |
| 2007 | The Station | Junior producer | TV series | |
| 2007 | Break the Bank | Producer | TV series | |
| 2007 | Don’t Forget The Lyrics | Junior producer | TV series | |
| 2008 | Project Fame | Junior producer | TV program | |
| 2008 | MTN Xtra Connect Game Show | Junior producer | TV series | |
| 2008 | MTV Advance Warning | Junior producer | TV series | |
| 2009 | Lemon Green | Director, writer | Film | [11] |
| 2009 | Malta Guinness Street Dance | Junior producer | TV program | |
| 2010 | All Sorts Of Trouble | Director, writer | Film | |
| 2013 | Have A Nice Day | Director, writer | Film | |
| 2015 | Lagos: Sex, Lies & Traffic | Director, writer | Film | [12] |
| 2016 | The Happyness Limited | Director, writer | Film | [13] |
| 2017 | Children of Mud | Director, producer, writer | Film | |
| 2018 | Club | |||
| 2019 | The Herbert Macaulay Affair | Director, producer | Film | [14] |
| 2020 | Dear Bayo | Director, writer | Film |
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