Lolia Etomi
- Actress
- Director
- Producer
Lolia Etomi is an award-winning, multi-hyphenate creative artist. More specifically, a Nigerian, American, British Actor-Writer-Producer-Director.... and Lawyer (with an expertise in Data Protection and Privacy). She went to school in the UK (as well as Nigeria and Kenya) before moving to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting and filmmaking.
She is dedicated to entertaining, meaningful & impactful storytelling that is truly representative of people from different walks of life, especially marginalised groups. Lolia works as filmmaker in local & global film markets and her most recent projects have won multiple accolades and awards at numerous reputable film festivals, including the BAFTA & Academy Award-qualifying Los Angeles & New York International Short Film Festivals, and Toronto International Women's Film Festival. Awards and nominations include Best Dramatic Actor, Best Female Producers and Best Short Films. Most of her projects, including KELA, Bienvenidos A Los Angeles & Made with Love, involve partnering with community-centered non-profits to further champion causes including- immigration, women's rights, anti-racism, and LGBTQIA+ rights.
Through her creative collaborations with other artists on Joseph Gordon Levitt's HitRECord platform Lolia has two shared Emmy Awards for Outstanding Original Interactive Program & Outstanding Innovation in Interactive Media. She was a juror and executive producer for the Five-For-Five female filmmakers fund, which finds the best female filmmakers in Uganda and provides them with the resources to create short films that reach a global audience & compete at a global level, many of the films are official selections in film festivals globally. She is the creative director of the M&G Etomi Foundation, working to break the cycle of poverty in the Niger-Delta region of Nigeria, through arts, sports, and careers mentorship.
Lolia has Bachelor's & Master's Degrees in Theology & Religious Studies from Cambridge University and is a Lawyer in both England & Nigeria. She also has a Masters in Acting and trained in England at the Guildford School of Acting (GSA) and the London Academy of Music & Dramatic Arts (LAMDA). She was scouted to perform professionally in London after performing in For Colored Girls: the first all-black, all-female play in Cambridge's over 800-year history. She also produced the university's most successful, highest-earning dance show, Enigma. Lolia has worked in Film & TV Development for Will Smith's Westbrook Entertainment & wrote articles for Jada Pinkett-Smith's Red Table Talk website. She founded the Cambridge University Black Alumni Network in June 2020.
She is dedicated to entertaining, meaningful & impactful storytelling that is truly representative of people from different walks of life, especially marginalised groups. Lolia works as filmmaker in local & global film markets and her most recent projects have won multiple accolades and awards at numerous reputable film festivals, including the BAFTA & Academy Award-qualifying Los Angeles & New York International Short Film Festivals, and Toronto International Women's Film Festival. Awards and nominations include Best Dramatic Actor, Best Female Producers and Best Short Films. Most of her projects, including KELA, Bienvenidos A Los Angeles & Made with Love, involve partnering with community-centered non-profits to further champion causes including- immigration, women's rights, anti-racism, and LGBTQIA+ rights.
Through her creative collaborations with other artists on Joseph Gordon Levitt's HitRECord platform Lolia has two shared Emmy Awards for Outstanding Original Interactive Program & Outstanding Innovation in Interactive Media. She was a juror and executive producer for the Five-For-Five female filmmakers fund, which finds the best female filmmakers in Uganda and provides them with the resources to create short films that reach a global audience & compete at a global level, many of the films are official selections in film festivals globally. She is the creative director of the M&G Etomi Foundation, working to break the cycle of poverty in the Niger-Delta region of Nigeria, through arts, sports, and careers mentorship.
Lolia has Bachelor's & Master's Degrees in Theology & Religious Studies from Cambridge University and is a Lawyer in both England & Nigeria. She also has a Masters in Acting and trained in England at the Guildford School of Acting (GSA) and the London Academy of Music & Dramatic Arts (LAMDA). She was scouted to perform professionally in London after performing in For Colored Girls: the first all-black, all-female play in Cambridge's over 800-year history. She also produced the university's most successful, highest-earning dance show, Enigma. Lolia has worked in Film & TV Development for Will Smith's Westbrook Entertainment & wrote articles for Jada Pinkett-Smith's Red Table Talk website. She founded the Cambridge University Black Alumni Network in June 2020.