Kalu Oji is a writer, filmmaker, and visual artist. 

Having graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts in 2018 (BFA FTV), he has written and directed a number of short films and video artworks that have received recognition both domestically and internationally. In early 2023 he was the director’s attachment on the  Foxtel TV series ‘High Country’, and later that year was a contributing writer on the upcoming TV series ‘Sharpened Knives’. 

Kalu is currently in post-production with his debut feature film, supported by VicScreen, Screen Australia, SBS & Arena Media. 

email: kaluoji.film@gmail.com


FILMOGRAPHY

What’s in a Name? (2022)      

    official selection, Sydney Film Festival, 2023
    official selection, Flickerfest, 2023
    winner, AFTRS Craft Award for Screenwriting, Sydney Film Festival
    winner, Spectrum Award for Best Direction, Flickerfest
    exhibited, Blindside Gallery ‘what ties us apart’ (Naarm, Australia), 2022

The Moon & Me (2020)
    official selection, Pan African Film Festival, 2021
    official selection, Aesthetica Film Festival, 2021
    exhibited, Museum of African Diaspora (San Francisco, USA), 2021-2022
    exhibited, African Music and Cultural Festival (Naarm, Australia), 2022
    exhibited, OTO x Sowing Water Melon Seeds (Lagos, Nigeria), 2024

Blackwood (2018)
    official selection, BFI London Film Festival, 2019
    official selection, Atlanta Film Festival, 2019
    official selection, Palm Springs Shortfest, 2019
    official selection, Africa International Film Festival, 2019
    official selection, Chicago Film Festival, 2019
    official selection, Blackstar Film Festival, 2019
    official selection, Brisbane International Film Festival, 2019
    official selection, Jacksonville Film Festival, 2019
    official selection, Africa on Screen Film Festival, 2019
    official selection, Filmschool Fest Munich, 2019
    official selection, Flickerfest, 2020
    winner, Filmmaker to Watch Award, Atlanta Film Festival
    winner, Luggi Waldleitner Award for Best Screenplay, Filmschool Fest Munich
    winner, Best Cinematography, Flickerfest
    winner, Australian Director’s Guild Mentorship Award, Victorian College of the Arts
    exhibited, African Music and Cultural Festival (Naarm, Australia), 2023