Nigerian Film producer, screenwriter and film director.
She is sometimes credited as
Uya IKPE-ETIM
Uyaiedu IKPE-ETIM is a film producer, screenwriter and filmmaker
She is known for ÌFÉ (2020, Director).
Uyaiedu Ikpe-Etim (born in 1989) creates works which tell the stories of Nigeria's marginalised LGBTQ communities. In 2020 the BBC included her in its list of the 100 Women of the Year.
In 2020, Ikpe-Etim, along with film producer Pamela Adie came to prominence in Nigeria due to their production of the film ÌFÉ. The film was Ikpe-Etim's directorial debut and tells a love story between two women.
Source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uyaiedu_Ikpe-Etim