Nigerian Screenwriter, Film Director, Director of photography and Producer.

He is sometimes credited as
Aigbijare Okojie

Born in the small community, of Iruekpen, Edo State of Nigeria, Peter Aigbijare OKOJIE began his journey through life fascinated by film making. He is the youngest son of 5 children, born into a family who honors hard work and achievement.

Peter attended Lagos State polytechnics and studied Cinematography at THE PENCIL FILM AND TELEVISION INSTITUTES with a concentration in videographer/ documentary filmmaking. He later received a degree in business from Lagos State Polytechnics. Peter's love for film making, particularly documentaries, continues to propel his passion for storytelling.

Peter was also part of the ten Nigerian storytellers selected to be part of the amplify fellowship by Akoma 2017 that focuses on development and stories within the continent of Africa.
Peter continues to work as Director of Photography in the Music Video and Film industry in Lagos, throughout the continent of Africa and overseas and was invited by ONE WORLD MEDIA for a documentary forum to talk about his documentary story.

Peter is a Documentary maker currently based in the U.S. Over the course of his 8 year career he has made over 8 short films which include "Fish on Fire", "Te'la" and "Breaking Forth". His work has been featured at festivals which include VIvaFestival and Lakecity Film Festival. His latest work My Kabukabu Life featured at the 2018 edition of the Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF). He has also freelanced as a DP on a number of Nigerian reality TV shows and music videos produced by Capital Dreams Pictures. Peter has a keen interest in documenting the lives of ordinary, every-day people who are often overlooked by society but who have testimonies that inspire. He takes inspiration from other documentary makers who include John Rowe, Emmanuel Lubezeki, Ben Solomon and Tunde Kelani. Peter studied Cinematography at The Pencil FIlm and Television Institute and also has a BA in Business Studies from Lagos State Polytechnic. Peter was one of 10 people representing Nigeria at Akoma Amplify Fellowship (2017) for Africa's storytellers and content creators and one of the 16 filmmakers invited for the Global Short Documentary Forum (GSDF) by ONE WORLD MEDIA.

Filmography

(2020) Commitment in the face of COVID-19 /// Documentary, Short
* Writer, Director

(2020) CONCRETE UNDER WATER /// Documentary, Experimental, Web / New Media
* Writer, Director, Producer

(2019) BREAKING FORTH /// Documentary, Short
* Director, Director of photography

(2019) KANTUDU (Child birth risk) /// Documentary, Virtual Reality
* Writer, Director

(2018) FISH ON FIRE /// Documentary, Short
* Writer, Director

(2017) BE COMING A MAN /// Documentary
* Writer

(2017) TE'LA (ONE STOP SHOP) /// Documentary, Short
* Writer, Director

Source:
https://peterokojie.com/about/
https://filmfreeway.com/PeterOkojie