Biography

Esosa E is an award winning Producer, Writer, Actress, Health Expert, and Fashion Designer who was named a "Young African Visionary" by Obaseema Magazine and included in Applause Africa's list of "30 Most Intriguing Africans in NY." She thus far is most known for playing the role of Ngozi on the hit television and web series "An African City," which has been featured on the BBC, NPR, CNN, Ebony, ELLE Magazine (France), Glamour Magazine (France), International Business Times, Madame Noire, Forbes Africa and more. She is currently attached to star in a number of different film and television projects with acclaimed filmmakers based internationally and in the U.S. As a filmmaker she has written, directed, and produced several short films to date including "50 Bucks in Argentina," which was an official selection in the 2011 Cannes Film Short Corner, MTV-U Film of the Week, and also won Best Short at the Nigerian Entertainment Film Festival. Her most recent short "#Vengeance is Mine" was an official selection in competition at the 2014 Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) and she was selected by Iroko TV "The Netflix of Africa" as one of "5 African Directors to Watch" for their short film series. Prior to working in film, Esosa worked as a Fashion Designer for major companies and won awards for her creations. She also worked in fashion as a model for editorials, print, and commercials for clients such as Ford, Iman Cosmetics, Essence Magazine and more. Esosa is also the creator of the blog Raw Girl in a Toxic World, where her writings about a range of holistic health topics and books have been published online.

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Esosa E is a globetrotting, award winning Producer, Actress, Writer, and Health Expert who was called an "Afro-Renaissance Woman," by the Weekend Argus, named a "Young African Visionary," and featured in The Root's List of "10 African Artists and Entrepreneurs You Should Know." As an actress she is known for playing the role of Ngozi in the international hit web and TV series An African City (featured on the BBC, New York Times, Hollywood Reporter, CNN, and many more). Her work (An African City, Unguarded, Emergency Needs, Telethon, Mahogany Too, Brooklyn Shakara, Mother of George)has appeared on Canal Plus, Ebony Life TV, VOX Africa, BET, MTV and has screened in numerous festivals and art circles worldwide including Sundance, the Whitney Biennial and the MOMA. Esosa is actively developing several film and television projects as CEO of AfroVision, a production company and film fund dedicated to producing global African Diaspora content.

Esosa's one woman show The Woman Who Would Be King, which first made it's world debut in 2016 in Cape Town, South Africa, has been performed to sold-out standing room only crowds at The Smithsonian Museum of African Art, the Millennium Stage at John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, and the Sundance Institute sponsored Kampala International Theater Festival in Uganda. In the play she embodies eleven characters to bring to life the story of Hatshepsut, the first female pharaoh. As a part of her commitment to give back and support the education of young women and girls, she launched The Woman King Educational Initiative, which allows her to perform in under served communities or donate much needed educational materials wherever the play is being performed.

Adding to her resume, Esosa is a Certified Nutrition Specialist and completed her Masters in Nutrition and Integrative Heath. She is the creator of Raw Girl in a Toxic World, a health website that features holistic health and vegan lifestyle tips, and the author of several books including The Acne-Free Diet and Got Veg? How to Thrive on a Plant-Based Diet.

Esosa is a graduate of Cornell University and has studied Directing, Producing, and Marketing Management at Columbia University.

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