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Michael A. Fadugbagbe (faa·du·baag·beɪ) is a filmmaker,
visual artist, & cultural organizer based in New York.

Baba, the Yoruba Samurai (2026)

He experiments with documentary forms, exploring how images shape the historical record.

His work often addresses the diaspora, displacement, globalization, and migration.

Fadugbagbe (Yorùbá for unforgettable) discovered film in early childhood from Nollywood DVDss .

African-American Flag, 1990

He is the founder and director of The Counter Canon, a Pan-African cultural organization
hosting events to platform and study creative works overlooked by the canon.

The Horse in Motion, 1878

His experimental documentary thesis film “E BE SO!” screened in the African Film Festival and
was nominated for Best Experimental film at NFFTY (National Film Festival for Talented Youth).

A filmmaker visits Nigeria for the first time
since his parents' emigration 22 years prior
and reflects on the Nigerian 1993 election
crisis, colonial history, and repatriation.

His debut student film WATERBOY was self produced with crowdfunding.

One day before playing the best team in their Conference,
the worst high school football team in the state of Connecticut
must choose between the brutish strategy of their coach
or the chaotic one of their waterboy.

He is currently completing a residency in Video Art at BRIC, and completed residencies
at the Strother School of Radical Attention and the Bailey College of Environment.

Fadugbagbe earned a Bachelor’s in Studio Art from Wesleyan University.

“e be so!” thesis installation, 2025

michaelfadugbagbe@gmail.com