A year+ and many edits after š„¹ Iām finally ready to share this short documentary I created featuring one of the best to ever DJ and someone I deeply respect and admire @razaqeltoro šš¾
This first screening is a private and intimate one in Toronto. The experience of watching it with you and talking not just about the film but about the subject it explores is one Iām really looking forward to.
Iām a big believer in the idea that we all carry stories within us and this short story with Razaq is one Iām happy to have captured. ā„ļø
Updateā£ļø- Tickets are now available! Check the link in my bio
#shortfilmmaking #shortdocumentary #privatescreening #torontofilm #storytellers
My short documentary, an EDIRIO @edirio.ch film, created as part of the @bbic_enac@cbcbeingblackincanada program, is premiering at the @torontoblackfilmfest on Friday, February 13, 2026 š„¹
Iām deeply grateful to @thefifographer and @tifesoloye for graciously lending their stories to this film.
āJapaā a slang word with a straightforward meaning, but layered with complex emotions and lived realities.
This film explores the loneliness many Nigerian immigrants experience when they ājapaā particularly to Toronto and ultimately calls for collective empathy and compassion.
Many thanks @fabiennecolasfoundation@fabienne_colas
DP: Gofiwa Theo Kgang @black.ink_bw
Sound & Assistant Camera:
Editor: Gabriel St-Louis @gabestlouis_
Line Producer: True-Sail Production & Motion Pictures Inc.
#shortfilmmaking #torontofilmfestival #torontofilmmakers
Snippets of a much needed break š„¹ Every single day, I am reminded of how important this season of my life is. For so long, I juggled many things, often overwhelming myself. The quiet slower pace has been mending my mind and body. Given that there is a season for everything, I know in time, my wheels will get turning again. Until then, I remain grateful for the now š»š¤.
February was bonita! š I rested a lot and woke up every day grateful for lifeās basic necessities (despite the freezing temperatures in Toronto). At first, I wrestled with this season of rest, a slower pace, and simply doing less but I eventually gave in. In doing so, I see life so differently. I am often at peace, and my thoughts are separated from the noise in the online world. Approaching the online world with a balanced perspective has been wonderful because at some point, the world felt like a pressure cooker which is wild.
Iām currently working on ābeing more present in the NOW,ā trying not to live too long in the past or future. My understanding of God keeps expanding too because WOW! Zooming out from what we as humans are so desperately occupied with and observing the worldās other intricacies is mind-blowing.
I guess this is a ālife latelyā yap? Haha! I confess Iāve always enjoyed expressing my thoughts through writing. How have you been??
Anyway, February was bonita!
#groundedgrowth #lifelately #february2026
With every experience, I learn and I grow. The making and screening of this film was no different and Iām grateful! The goal is take it all and make my next project astronomically better.
Thereās also still so much to cover with the āJAPAā experience and I hope to do so in time.
So again, Iām truly grateful!
The film will be making its festival run throughout the Black Film Festivals this year - in some cities, itāll only be available online.
#torontocreative #shortdocumentary #storyteller #torontofilmmakers #shortfilmproject
Find me lost in a book any day! On Dream Count: I crashed out multiple times while reading @chimamanda_adichie latest book! At first I was mad at everything happening in the book and realized quickly that it wasnāt the escape from everyday reality I wanted as I usually do when I read.
In so many ways, I judged the characters until I had a conversation with one of my friends who basically said to me, āEdiri, reality is the point of the book. A lot of life has abrupt endings. The characters are also a kind of mirror because whatās the difference between *this character* and both of us?ā
I still hate a lot of what happened in this book but Iām glad itās one of the two books I read this year.
#bookwrapup #2025books #bookgrammer
One of my favourite secondary school teachers told me once - āYouāre too much to be put in a boxā and honestly he couldnāt have been more spot on because that phrase describes a lot. The challenge of my life has been to focus my energy and I find Iām making progress doing that slowly but surely.
1 & 4 - Wonderful work I did recently with @niacentre
2 - One of many photos for a project I started working on earlier in the year but have since pivoted on.
3 - The one book Iāve read this year. It is certified hilarious and totally worth the read ā
5 - So much to do, so little timeš«
6 - Whew! Is it just me or is time flying by so quickly??? š
#torontocreatives #multihyphenate #contentcreatorlife #onepercentbetter
held, guided and loved š„¹ I never fail to remember that thereās a lot to be grateful for in this big big world.
Itās also been forever since I sat to play with self portraits and that had me reflecting on what this year had been. As always, one thing I can speak to is how much Iāve learned and grown. Itās getting harder to put into words but Iāll keep trying.
hereās to a November filled with pleasant surprises ā„ļø
#gratefull
