Melanin Unscripted

Attention Nigerian 🇳🇬 Filmmakers! Introducing Storytellers for Change, an exclusive filmmaking grant competition tailored towards amplifying cervical cancer. In collaboration with Global Oncology, we're calling on the visionary storytellers of Nigeria.

Creativity in 2025 isn’t about what you make. It’s about how you distribute it. If you’re a: Filmmaker → Think Youtube & independent streaming. Writer → Think Substack & self-publishing. Musician → Think direct-to-fan platforms. Ownership is the real creative revolution.

Don’t wait to feel ready. Start with what you have. The perfect version of your work lives on the other side of starting.

If you want a movement, you have to make the first move

I got to Executive Produce and co-write alongside our @RiseInLightOrg grant winner Miracle Blaise for this important film on cervical cancer awareness 🙏🏾 Grateful to contribute to a cause and story as intimate as this. A beautiful watch! Tap in 💫

Our film Perfect Woman Directed by Miracle Blaise is live! 💫 Watch now! 📽️🎞️: youtu.be/0yp1bp4w0Fc

The wait is over! 🎥✨ Perfect Woman—our powerful film raising awareness about cervical cancer in Nigeria—is finally here. Watch the full film now: youtu.be/0yp1bp4w0Fc #CervicalCancerAwareness #ThePerfectWomanFilm

We’re just hours away from the premiere of Perfect Woman, directed by Miracle Blaise, the winner of the @RiseInLightorg Storytellers for Change grant. 🎥✨ Take a look at the official poster! #PerfectWomanFilm #StorytellersForChange #CervicalCancerFreeNigeria

TNR News Alert 🚨🗞️ Miracle Blaise’s "Perfect Woman" premieres January 23, 2025, after a successful festival circuit, including selections at the New York International Film Awards and Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival. Read more via: tinyurl.com/2p9s6jrb

What do martial arts films and black culture have in common? A potent exchange! Watch the full episode: youtu.be/j_l8ziUIda4 #MelaninUnscripted #TheExchange

🎥✨ Missed our African Creative Class event at Eaton DC? Catch all the highlights in our recap video! A night where creativity met community. For the full event recap tap in here: l8r.it/w9Cz #MelaninUnscripted #AfricanCreativeClass

📸 Captured in style at our African Creative Class event at Eaton DC! Checkout some of our flyest classmates and tap into the full event recap here: l8r.it/ijGz #MelaninUnscripted #AfricanCreativeClass

Melanin Unscripted turns 7 today! 🎉 From our debut Black In Tokyo in 2017 to now, it’s been an incredible journey of storytelling and cultural exchange. Here’s to seven years of breaking boundaries and celebrating diverse narratives! #MelaninUnscripted

When life imitates art & art reflects life 🎨

D.C. Fam! I’ll be doing an exclusive screening of my latest film this month for the Tribe 🦋🌍 Get your tickets now 🫶🏾💫

🌟 Join us at the African Creative Class: Ghana event on Nov 14th at Eaton Hotel in DC! 🎥 Explore Ghana’s creative scene through film, engage with creators during the panel, and connect at our networking session. 🌍💬 🎟️ Tickets: shorturl.at/yjcAO #MelaninUnscripted

Everything changed when I made God the CEO of my company 💫

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Breaking the silence on cervical cancer through art, Udochukwu Nebo's short film “You can be fine” is a powerful narrative that demands your attention. Take a look at this short film submission by this talented emerging filmmaker. 🌟 #Riseinlight

Can I call you Rose? 🌹🗽