II

by Kaelo Iyizoba
Original Teleplay

In the ancient African kingdom of Saharia, the royal family struggles to maintain control of a kingdom being pulled apart by several forces, but the arrival of a young warrior changes everything.

Kaelo Iyizoba is a Nigerian-American Filmmaker who holds a Master's of fine art in film from Columbia University. He was a practicing pharmacist before he found his voice through film. He is committed to making work that allows us to see pieces of ourselves in others. Like many of the people of his region in Nigeria, Kaelo considers himself a trader, but his merchandise is empathy. Kaelo was cited by Buzzfeed as one of four up-and-coming black filmmakers shaping the future of the industry. He is a winner of the Arthur Krim award for excellence in producing at Columbia University, a Blackhouse-Meta fellow, and a Facebook SEEN future filmmaker grant recipient. In 2022, Kaelo spoke on a panel at the Sundance film festival. Kaelo's first narrative short film Boy meets girl, won the award for Outstanding experimental film at the 2021 Abuja International Film Festival. His following short film Nkemefuna premiered at the 2022 Phoenix film festival and was subsequently screened at the Lincoln center as part of the New York African Film Festival. Enloquecer, a short film he produced, screened at the Palm Springs shortfest and was selected as a Vimeo staff pick.