Okechukwu Oku, known as Okey Oku and nicknamed "the Oracle", is a Nigerian film producer, director, cinematographer and occasional musician.
10 Facts About Okechukwu Oku
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Okechukwu Oku is best known for directing the movies Love and Oil, Burning Bridges and Bambitious which featured Belinda Effah and Daniel K Daniel.
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Okechukwu Oku is of Igbo descent and hails from Ukpo in Dunukofia local government area of Anambra State, south-eastern Nigeria.
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Okechukwu Oku's father, Goddy was a popular Nigerian musician in the 1970s and his mother Winifred Oku is a retired Nigerian Civil Servant.
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Okechukwu Oku's younger brother, Udoka 'Selebobo' Okechukwu Oku, is a music producer and singer.
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Okechukwu Oku began his formal education at the WTC Primary School in Enugu and went on to St Charles Special Science School, Onitsha, Anambra State.
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In 2001, Okechukwu Oku began shooting music videos for a number of music performers from South-Eastern Nigerian including Resonance, Flavour N'abania and SeleBobo.
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Okechukwu Oku began working as a cinematographer and film editor in 2011 and worked on a number of African movies including The Great Niger Mission, Brother's Keeper, Jafaar, Reflection, Last 3 Digits, Refugee, and The Duplex.
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In 2013, Okechukwu Oku began directing and producing his own feature films; Love and Oil, Burning Bridges, The Bible, The Boss is Mine, and Black Rose.
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In December 2015, Okechukwu Oku was nominated for Best Cinematographer for a Movie or TV Series at the 2016 African Magic Viewers' Choice Awards for the film The Refugees.