I was incredibly honoured to receive an honorary fellowship from @goldsmithsuol last week 🙏🏾With each passing day, my resolve as an artist deepens, especially in regards to rendering my community in an honest and whole way. This work always feels very private so to have this recognised in public was a beautiful occasion💙
Speech on the last few slides 🤞🏾
OPEN WATER is coming to BBC One!! 🎬🙏🏾I’ll be writing, directing and exec’ing alongside a group of incredible collaborators 🤞🏾
It’s been a real labour of love. So much work and so much more to come but I’m beyond excited to bring this show to you all. BIG BIG thank you to the team at BBC (Lindsay, Rebecca and Dani), Mam Tor (Tally, Rachel and James) and B-Side (Matimba and Dionne). So grateful to you all for making the space for me to grow as an artist through this process.
Special shout out always to @coogun and @serenadams for all the support - best agents a guy could ask for 💙
OPEN WATER coming to BBC One and BBC iPlayer soon 🤞🏾
Get your cleats on for this incredible conversation ↑
Explore the intersection of art, design, and sports with Nike Football Boots writer Caleb Azumah Nelson (@caleb_anelson ) and artist Lyndon J. Barrois, Sr. (@itsawrapper )
Moderated by @offball CEO and co-founder Michaela Hammond (@michhammond1 )
April 17 | 6:30 PM | Free with RSVP
Everything shifts in an instant, the music stops, and tension rises.
“Pray”, directed by Caleb Azumah Nelson, is a portrait of brotherhood. Traversing grief, hope, and love, it looks at what we do for the people we care about, how we find joy amid despair, and how community can support us. Part of #SHORTS, it is available to stream for free on our website until March 25.
→ Watch it now at locarnofestival.ch [link in bio]
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@caleb_anelson
In the middle of everything, there is still room for laughter.
“Pray”, directed by Caleb Azumah Nelson, is a portrait of brotherhood. Traversing grief, hope, and love, it looks at what we do for the people we care about, how we find joy amid despair, and how community can support us. Part of #SHORTS, it is now available to stream for free on our website until March 25.
→ Watch it now at locarnofestival.ch [link in bio]
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@caleb_anelson
Big big thank you to @variety@newportbeachfilmfest for naming me one of the ‘10 Brits to Watch 2026’ 🙏🏾
Grateful to be on the list with an incredible group of people, especially my south London brother @imranperretta (his film, Ish, is nothing short of astounding) 🤞🏾💙
32 🥳🥳this year has grown me in so many ways - I’m more grateful than ever for this big little life of mine, all it’s blessings and the beautiful community of people around me who make me who I am 💙
Announcing ‘Nike Football Boots’ – a visual homage to the beautiful game, the legendary footballers who bring it to life, and the boots that they wear.
Created in close collaboration with Nike, the book features 500 images from the Department of Nike Archives, plus texts by Caleb Azumah Nelson (@caleb_anelson ), Thomas Turner (@thomas_a_turner ), Eleanor Watson (@ellygoeswest ), and Claudia Cándano de la Peza (@candanoclau ).
Pre-order via link in bio. Available worldwide April 2026.
@nikefootball@nike #Nike #NikeFootballBoots
Longtime friend of the bookshop, STAUNCH South-East Londoner, and award-winning author Caleb Azumah Nelson (@caleb_anelson )wants you to support our crowdfund! 💥
Round Table Books is the bookshop Caleb enjoys coming to the most — a place where kids and adults can discover new authors, discover new things about themselves and feel at home 📚💫
Our new space will be so much more, with a cafe, bar and space for events.
We’ve raised 28% of our £50k target and only have 35 days left to reach our goal. If like Caleb, you believe in our vision for a bigger space for all of us, please donate to our Crowdfund. No amount is too small or too big. 💛🩵🩷
🔗 in bio!
Casting for OPEN WATER (BBC ONE) is now open!!! The wonderful @heatherbastencasting is casting the eight-part BBC One drama series, OPEN WATER, based on the novel of the same name. See flyers for info - link in my bio to apply 🙏🏾
📚 July Book Club Pick 📚
Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson is a poetic novel that explores love, vulnerability, and identity. Set in South East London, it follows a young Black British man—a photographer—who falls in love with a dancer. As their relationship deepens, the novel examines the emotional weight of racism, masculinity, and the struggle to truly be seen.
Will you be reading along? ✨
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