Omoregie Osakpolor recently emerged winner of the Fashola Photo Foundation Prize 2019, with his short film, “Grey”. The film traverses the concept of ageing and how we perceive it.
The documentary photographer and filmmaker describes it as follows:
“A 2-minute film on aging and the beauty of it. It’s an ode to old age and growing old. It aims to portray wrinkling as a beautiful and natural phase of life. [We] should accept and appreciate it rather than despise it.”
“Being old doesn’t necessarily mean weakness or being useless. But rather it is a phase where another part in the journey through life begins.”
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Osakpolor’s inspiration for the film comes from his ongoing multimedia documentary project on Nigerian pensioners, “Nation Forgotten”. Ed Kashi’s documentary project “Aging in America” was also an inspiration.
About the artist
Omoregie Osakpolor is an independent documentary photographer and filmmaker. His work focuses on culture and social justice. He has shown his works in group and solo exhibitions in Lagos, Abuja, Salzburg, and the North Carolina University.
In 2017, he was nominated for the Edwin George Prize for Photography at the Future Africa Awards for his photography documentary on the coronation of the Oba of Benin in 2016.
