Hi everyone! Thank you so much for clicking on this episode! In this one, I chat with multidisciplinary filmmaker, Emmanuel Afolabi, about his transition from photography to filmmaking, finding his niche and appreciation for humanity through storytelling, films that have changed his perspective and stuck with him, his pre-production and production process, and the messages he aimed to convey in his short film: “Bio: ‘Diaspora’”. Enjoy! 

If you liked this episode, don't forget to subscribe, rate, and leave a review! 

Let's connect! https://www.instagram.com/nyerepod/ 

Keep up with Emmanuel: https://www.instagram.com/emmanuel.fola/ 

Watch all of Emmanuel's films here: https://vimeo.com/emmanuelafolabi 

http://emmanuelafolabi.com/

Titled after Matthew A. Cherry's short film, "Hair Love," today's episode is with one of my best friends, Ama-rachi Aliogo. She takes me through her hair journey starting from being inspired by her sister to go natural, to embracing her whole self through patience and consistency, and turning to blogging to share her experiences and lessons accumulated over the years with others. In this episode, she speaks on letting go of Western standards of beauty, overcoming insecurities, and the most rewarding parts of fully owning her kinky, coily 4b hair.

Hi everyone! Thank you so much for clicking on this episode! I wanted to end the year with a reminder to always show up for yourself and embrace where you are currently so I sat down with Sinmi Adepoju a.k.a DJ Lolu to chat about what encouraged him to become a mental health advocate, living with seasonal affective disorder, finding power in vulnerability, and how the patriarchy contributed to the stigma surrounding men’s mental health and well-being amongst others things. Enjoy!  

If you liked this episode, don't forget to subscribe, rate, and leave a review!  

Let's connect! https://www.instagram.com/nyerepod/ 

Sinmi's IG: https://www.instagram.com/dj.lolu/ 

Sinmi's Twitter: https://twitter.com/_L0lu 

Our POV: https://ourpov.org/

Our POV Twitter: https://twitter.com/ourpov2019

Hi everyone! My name is Chidera Orazulike and welcome to my podcast, Nyere, all about going behind the scenes with creatives and sharing life lessons. Join me fortnightly on Sundays to have candid conversations with my guests and dissect their passion projects.

If you enjoy listening to this podcast, don't forget to subscribe, review, and leave a rating! You can keep up with me on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/nyerepod/

Thank you so much for clicking on this episode! I hope you come back again to hear from me.

-- If you write a letter to your younger self, what would you say? --  

Today's episode is a little different because today marks a year of Nyere. That's 1 year of meeting new people, having amazing conversations, laughing, learning and unlearning, healing, and exploring topics I'm passionate about which I couldn't have done without you guys. I want to say a massive thank you to everyone who made this episode possible and to anyone who has ever supported this podcast in any way, I truly appreciate every single one of you, thank you so much for coming on the journey! the whole point of this episode was to self-reflect and see our growth and how far we've come and I hope it achieved that for everyone who participated. Nyere is going on a hiatus until further notice but I can't wait to see what the next year has in store🥂  

 If you liked this episode, don't forget to subscribe, leave a rating, and review on Apple Podcasts!

TW // This episode discusses rape and sexual assault. 

.

.

Hi everyone! Thank you so much for clicking on this episode! I sat down with 2/7 of the charity organization creating a safe space for sexual assault survivors, The Survivor Project. We talked about the weight of the word ‘survivor’, the empowerment and community the "Me Too" movement brings but also the reliving of traumatic events, victim-blaming and how it is internalized, the importance of consent, proper sex education and keeping the momentum and conversations alive and how messy but necessary healing is among other things. Stay safe and enjoy! 

Let's connect! https://www.instagram.com/nyerepod/ 

The Survivor Project IG: https://www.instagram.com/the.survivor.project/ 

Donate to The Survivor Project here: https://tab.gladly.io/ 

Check out and donate to these anti-sexual violence organizations: Mirabel Centre: https://www.instagram.com/mirabelcentreng/

https://mirabelcentre.org/ 

Women At Risk Int. Foundation: https://www.instagram.com/warif_ng/ 

https://warifng.org/ 

Stand to End Rape Initiative: https://www.instagram.com/standtoendrape/ 

Hands Off Initiative: https://www.instagram.com/handsoffng/ 

It's Never Your Fault: https://www.instagram.com/itsneveryourfault/ 

Sign the petition to raise the age of consent in Nigeria from 11 to 18: https://www.change.org/p/it-s-never-your-fault-raise-the-age-of-consent-in-nigeria-from-11-to-18

Hi everyone! Thank you so much for clicking on this episode! Today's episode is with fashion designer, artist, and podcaster, Whitney Madueke. We sat down to talk about how exploring your curiosity is tied to the journey of finding your purpose, letting go of expectations and taking control of your life, how she overcame the fear of launching her brand, the limits of manifestation, trusting your intuition and following your inner compass, and the importance of curating spaces to recharge and be mindful amongst other things. Stay safe and enjoy! 

Keep doing what you can to assist the BLM movement! The link below is to a Google Doc that contains links, petitions, resources, and places to donate: https://docs.google.com/document/u/1/d/1-0KC83vYfVQ-2freQveH43PWxuab2uWDEGolzrNoIks/mobilebasic 

Let's connect! https://www.instagram.com/nyerepod/ 

Whitney's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whitneymadueke/ 

Whitney's Art IG: https://www.instagram.com/whitneymillustrations/ 

Check out Whitney's shop here: https://whitneymadueke.com/ 

https://www.instagram.com/whitneymaduekeshop/ 

Listen to Whitney's podcast here: https://anchor.fm/mylifesofarpodcast/episodes/30-FINDING--KNOWING-YOUR-PURPOSE--HOW-I-KEEP-FINDING-MINE-eg26b5 

https://www.instagram.com/mylifesofarpodcast/  

Whitney's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Leazzway

Hi everyone! Thank you so much for clicking on this episode! Today's episode is with photographer, writer, and DJ, David Awoyinka. We sat down to talk about film as a medium, keeping focus and recentering yourself, believing in your art, the trap of external validation, the idea of home, the journey towards self-awareness, and unconsciously internalizing white supremacy amongst other things. Stay safe and enjoy! 

Keep doing what you can to assist the BLM movement! The link below is to a Google Doc that contains links, petitions, resources, and places to donate: https://docs.google.com/document/u/1/d/1-0KC83vYfVQ-2freQveH43PWxuab2uWDEGolzrNoIks/mobilebasic 

Let's connect! https://www.instagram.com/nyerepod/ 

David's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sjtakesyourbabe/ 

Check out more of David's work here: https://davidawoyinka.myportfolio.com/