lanaire aderemi

As a poet, playwright, researcher, and filmmaker, lanaire aderemi is a powerful representation of the multi-hyphenate generation. Through the use of audio, video, and the written word, she crafts work that amplifies the stories of Black women. In her art, marginalised voices are moved from the shadows to the centre, placed fully in view for audiences to engage with. Her practice is grounded in rigorous research and informed by lived experience—both her own and that of the communities whose stories she shares. She holds a PhD in Literary Practice, a distinction in an MA in Creative Writing, and a First Class degree in Sociology from the University of Warwick. She is the recipient of the 2019 Shoot Festival Artist Development Award and the 2020 Peter Gutkind Prize, and has worked with organisations including the British Council, Africa Writes, the V&A Museum, the BBC, and Tate Modern. As the founder of lanaire aderemi productions, she continues to centre marginalised voices, asserting that the personal is also political. Her film record found here explores archival documents, historical sites, and oral testimonies to document the imaginative and revolutionary spirit of Abeokuta women in the 1940s, and was shortlisted for Best Short at the Film Africa Festival.