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A production company with a strong understanding of cultural and global diversity.
Motherland Productions is a Los Angeles–based production company. Here, we harness the power of moving images to create compelling visuals that move the heart.
We specialize in audiovisual content, feature films, commercials, documentaries, web content, and music videos.
We’re not just filmmakers and producers — we’re creative thinkers, intellectual artists, and strategists with the experience to bring your vision to the screen and directly to your target audience. We take pride in creating entertaining, informative, educational, and inspiring content in an ever-evolving world of communication.
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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.
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Toyin Ibrahim Adekeye
Toyin Ibrahim Adekeye is a filmmaker who enjoys the art of crafting beautiful and compelling imagery. He has worked and traveled across the globe, continually expanding his knowledge of art and cinema.
The Nigerian-born, Los Angeles–based director is an alumnus of The Los Angeles Film School in 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 and later by APT for airing on American public television stations nationwide in the U.S. and Canada. The documentary won multiple awards at film festivals worldwide, including a nomination from the African Movie Academy Awards. It received global acclaim and earned prestigious invitations from institutions such as the United Nations and the Schomburg Center for Research on Black Culture, among others.