Remi Vaughan-Richards is a Nigerian filmmaker.
Early life and education Remi was born in Nigeria,"We need to create our own stories: Remi Vaughan-Richards" British Council Arts. one of four children born to British architect Alan Richards (1925-1989)Alan Vaughan-Richards African Modernism Archive , Edinburgh College of Art satellite sites (2012). and Ayo Vaughan (1928-1993), a nurse educator who created the Lagos State School of Nursing. Ayo was from a prominent Lagos family whose patriarch was the 19th-century American artisan Scipio Vaughan.Darlene Gavron, "Ayo Vaughan-Richards: 'I was Taught that I Can Do Whatever a Man Can Do'" Chicago Tribune (29 May 1988). The family members all used the hyphenated surname Vaughan-Richards.James Brooke, "In Nigeria, Touches of Brazilian Style" New York Times (26 March 1987). Her maternal great-grandfather is the Lagos aristocrat Taiwo Olowo.
She attended Kingston University and the Royal College of Art in London.Beti Ellerson, "British-Nigerian Remi Vaughan-Richards talks about “Faaji Agba”, her passion for cinema, and the two cultures she embraces" African Women in Cinema Blog (19 October 2015); blog of the Centre for the Study and Research of African Women in Cinema.
Career Vaughan-Richards started her filmmaking career in the art department, where she worked on such films as Judge Dredd (1995) and Eyes Wide Shut (1999).About the Director, African Film Festival New York.
In 2020, Remi Vaughan-Richards completed the documentary “The Lost Legacy of Bida Bikini” which is now permanently on the British Museum website. Remi Vaughan-Richards body of work includes Wetin Dey for the BBC World Service Trust; “Laraba’s World” for MoFilm (UK)/Unilever; One Small Step; “Hidden Treasures” series on the first wave of contemporary Western trained artists in Nigeria. In 2015 Pulse magazine named her as one of "9 Nigerian female movie directors you should know" in the Nollywood film industry.
Vaughan-Richards spent six years making Faaji Agba (2016), a full-length documentary about the history of the music scene in Lagos, as told by older musicians assembled by record store owner Kunle Tejuoso.Otsholeng Poo, "Remi Vaughan Richards Discusses Her Award Winning Documentary, ‘Faaji Agba’" Konbini (February 2016). She is creative director at her production company, Singing Tree Films. Vaughan-Richards's Unspoken was selected to appear at the 6th Annual Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) in Lagos, in November 2016."6th AFRIFF announces festival programmes" AFRIFF (17 October 2016). In 2019, Vaughan-Richards was featured in the Polaris catalogue produced by Visual Collaborative, she was interviewed alongside other practitioners from around the world.
Personal life Vaughan-Richards lives in the house known as the Alan Vaughan-Richards House in Lagos, designed by her father Alan. She has also been active in the preservation of the house and her father's papers, and in historic architecture in Lagos more generally."The Alan Vaughan-Richards House" Brownbook 47(September/October 2014). Her ancestry includes Yoruba, British and Catawba.
See also List of Nigerian film producers
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