LowlaDee (Dolapo Lola Adeleke) is an award-winning African Writer-Director and Film executive known for her acclaimed narratives. Through her company, LowlaDee Productions Co, she has created notable works including the Nigerian web series This Is It (2016–2018), which won “Best Television Series” at the 2018 Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards. Her pioneering Kenyan-Nigerian YouTube film PLAN B (2019) garnered over six million views upon release and won “Best East African Film.” Her feature Just In Time (2021) premiered on Netflix, earning multiple awards and nominations, including “Best Overall Film” at the 2021 Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards.
Passionate about social impact storytelling on issues affecting girls and women, LowlaDee served as creative director and writer for Earth Women, a CSR-In-Action and Ford Foundation-backed documentary exposing gender-based discrimination in Nigeria’s extractive communities. She also worked on In Bloom, an anthology produced by Paramount Global, the MTV Staying Alive Foundation, and the Gates Foundation, highlighting women’s challenges—from period poverty to child marriage—across five countries (USA, Brazil, India, Kenya, Nigeria). Her short film Afefe (Wind), part of the series, focused on economic empowerment. The anthology premiered on Paramount+ and won the 2024 Shorty Award for “Original Content: Branded.”
LowlaDee is also the founder of Lightscreen Media LTD, a UK-based media company collaborating with talents and stakeholders worldwide to inspire equity, dignity, and opportunity for women and girls of African heritage through impact-driven storytelling. The company is currently developing its flagship documentary.