Onyeka Igwe
Known For: Directing
Biography
Onyeka Igwe is an artist filmmaker, programmer and researcher. She lives and works in London. In her non-fiction video work Onyeka uses dance, voice, archive and text to expose a multiplicity of narratives. The work explores the physical body and geographical place as sites of cultural and political meaning. Her video works have shown at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, Nuit Blanche, Toronto, The Showroom, London, articule, Montreal and Trinity Square Video, Toronto as well as at the London, Edinburgh Artist Moving Image, Rotterdam International and Hamburg film festivals.
Filmography
2025
- Penkelemes ... (Director)
2023
- Notes on dancing with the archive ... (Director)
- A Radical Duet ... (Director)
- Sylvie’s Monologue ... (Director)
2022
- Ungentle ... (Director)
- The Miracle on George Green ... (Director)
2021
- 8 yams, 8 small yams, 8 eggs, a cow and a cockerel ... (Director)
2020
- Collective Hum ... (Cinematography)
- A So-Called Archive ... (Director)
- No Archive Can Restore You ... (Director)
- Another Step Forward ... (Director)
2019
2018
- Specialised Technique ... (Director)
- Sitting on a Man ... (Director)
- Her Name in My Mouth ... (Director)
2015
- We Need New Names ... (Director)