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Sesan Ogunro
Nigerian cinematographer (b. 1983)

Sesan Ogunro

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Nigerian cinematographer (b. 1983)
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Birth
11 January 1983, Lagos, Nigeria
Age
41 years
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Biography

Sesan Ogunro (born, 11 January 1983) is a Nigerian music video director based in the United Kingdom, often credited for his work as Sesan. He has directed music videos for Afrobeats genre artists such as D'Banj, Wizkid, Tiwa Savage and Davido. He is the CEO of Film Factory Nigeria, a video production company in Lagos and Film Factory South Africa, in Johannesburg.

Early life

Sesan spent his early childhood in his birthplace Lagos, Nigeria before moving to the UK with his family, where he attended secondary school in London.

From music production to Djing, he always had a strong interest and passion for creativity. He took his passion in The arts forward to further studies and graduated with a degree in 3D Animation and Visual effects from the University of West London.

Sesan was inspired by his late father and namesake Sesan Ogunro Sr., who ran Eminent Communications, one of the largest advertising agencies in Lagos until his tragic passing in 2013.

Career

After university, Sesan pursued film projects in the UK urban underground scene through his co-owned production company, Mastermind Promotions which paved the way for him to branch into the mainstream arena. In 2005 he took on the role as the Head of Post Production with global advertising agency, McCann Erickson, London.

In 2007, he met Afrobeats/Afropop artist D'Banj in a nightclub in Lagos and agreed to film the video for his upcoming single, Suddenly. Filmed in Lagos, Sesan's Afrobeat directorial debut lead to future award-winning collaborations with D’Banj. These would include the music video for Oliver Twist (D'banj song) which premiered on YouTube in 2012.

The song received a nomination for the World Music Award Best Video of the Year and a Channel O Music Video Awards Most Gifted Video of the Year award in 2012. Sesan continues to work with artists in all genres such as Grammy nominated duo Riton and Kah-Lo, and has been acclaimed as one of Nigeria's most respected directors.

Selected videography

Awards

YearProjectCeremonyCategoryResult
2011D'Banj ft Snoop Dogg, "Mr Endowed"Channel O Music Video AwardsMost Gifted Male Video Won
2012D'Banj ft Kanye West, "Oliver Twist (D'banj song)"Channel O Music Video AwardsMost Gifted Male Video Won
2012D'Banj ft Kanye West, "Oliver Twist (D'banj song)"Channel O Music Video AwardsVideo of the Year Won
2012D'Banj ft Kanye West, "Oliver Twist (D'banj song)"World Music AwardsBest Music VideoNominated
2015Davido, "The Sound"MTV Africa Music AwardsBest VideoNominated
2016Wizkid ft Uhuru, "Soweto Baby"MTV Africa Music AwardsBest Collaboration VideoWon
2018Shatta Wale , "Gringo"All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA)Best Music Video of the YearWon

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The contents of this page are sourced from Wikipedia article on 02 Jan 2020. The contents are available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
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