Ifeoma Fafunwa

Ifeoma Fafunwa
Born
NationalityNigerian American
EducationUniversity of Massachusetts, Amherst, Harvard University's Radcliffe Institute, Dorsey Studios for the Performing Arts, University of Southern California
Occupation(s)Theatre Maker, Creative Director, Playwright
Notable workHEAR WORD!
SpouseTani Fafunwa(2001)
Children4
Parents
  • Walter Obianwu (father)
  • Carol Obianwu (mother)
Websitewww.iopeneye.org

Ifeoma Fáfúnwá (Pronunciation) is a theatre director, playwright, artist, and activist, living and working in Lagos, Nigeria. Her creative activism targets inequality and the empowerment of women, youth and girls. She is the founder and creative director of iOpenEye Africa Foundation; a Nigerian non-profit organization, focused on using performance art to drive social change.

Her play, HEAR WORD!, which she directed and co-wrote, has been seen by over 120,000 live audience members across the world. She was listed as one of the "12 Artists who changed the world in 2019." Ifeoma’s activist work is featured in the award-winning documentary film titled MrsF (on Al Jazeera).