Sunny King

Director

Biography

Nigeria / UK

Sunny King is an award winning Nigerian British filmmaker based in North London. In 2012 his short film Unspoken made the top 10 finalists out of 526 shorts worldwide at the Afrinolly competition. The short won Best LGBT Film at the London Independent Film Festival 2013 and Best Short Movie at the Nollywood Movie Awards 2013. He also directed the first Nigerian suspense thriller of its kind in Prey that went on to screen at several festivals and won Best Director and Best Actress at Stormy Weather Film Festival 2017. Prey, had a three day general release in the cinemas at Picturehouse Central, Hackney Picturehouse and Ritzy cinema in the summer of 2016. He directed a segment for the Italy/UK co-production anthology horror film called, A Taste of Phobia that was released on DVD and VOD platforms in April 2018. He is a modern tales alumni backed by BFI and has been featured on the BBC. Biography Source

Filmography

Signs (2009)
Unspoken (2012)
Prey (2015)
A Taste of Phobia (2018)

Films Curated by AFF