Tayo Odesanya

Tayo Odesanya is a writer and director based in South London. She has recently concluded directing 2nd unit on PRU a series for the BBC.
Prior to this she directed a slate of documentary shorts that explores the hopes and dreams of young people living in Hackney (participants of Immediate Theatre’s Estate Based Youth Theatre project) and identifies the barriers they face to achieving their aspirations. A project made possible through the ‘Walk A Mile In My Shoes’ campaign created by Idris Elba with shoe designer Christian Louboutin.
As well as this Tayo is currently in post-production for a series of 3 short films which she both wrote and directed, funded by Oxford & Swansea University. Developed with a Fully Focused Production youth team with the aim to bring awareness to increasing numbers of loneliness and Cyberbullying amongst young people today.