CREATIVE PRODUCTION
A Production Company with an understanding of cultural universal & global diversity.
Motherland Productions is a Los Angeles Based Production Company. Here we harness the power of moving images to create compelling visuals that moves the heart.
We specialize in audiovisual content, Feature films, commercials, Documentaries, Web content & Music Videos.
We’re not just filmmakers & producers, we’re intellectual artists & strategists with experience in getting your visions to the screen and straight to your targeted audience. We take pride in creating entertaining, informative, educational & inspiring content in an ever-evolving world of communication.
SYNOPSIS
When the slave ships docked in North America, Brazil, and the Caribbean, hundreds of cultures, traditions, and religions landed with the Africans on board, one transcended slavery beyond imaginations and remain alive till this day in the New World: the Yoruba culture “Bigger Than Africa” follows the journey of the Africans from the ports of no return in West Africa to their final destinations.
Shot in six countries with research and interviews from around the world, this film takes us on a journey through Brazil, the United States of America, Cuba, Trinidad & Tobago and back to where it all began, West Africa.
BIGGER THAN AFRICA
INTERNATIONAL
AWARDS
PRESS
SERVICES
OUR PRODUCTIONS
ON SET PICTURE
GALLERY
CREATIVE
DIRECTOR
Toyin Ibrahim Adekeye
Toyin Ibrahim Adekeye is a filmmaker that enjoys the art of crafting beautiful and compelling imagery, he has worked and traveled around the globe expanding his knowledge of art & cinema.
The Nigerian born Los Angeles based director is an alumni of The Los Angeles Film School Hollywood and the founder of Motherland Productions Inc USA, he is an artist with an eye for detail and a passion for perfection.
His non-fiction feature film “Bigger Than Africa” was acquired by Netflix. The documentary won multiple awards from film festivals Worldwide including a nomination from the African Movie Academy Awards, it received global accolades and earned prestigious invitations from venues such as The United Nations and The Schomburg Center for Research on Black Culture amongst others.