Losing My Mom In 2021 Removed All Fear; I Realized Even Being A Doctor Couldn’t Save Her -Akinmolayan

Filmmaker Niyi Akinmolayan revealed how the death of his mother in 2012 fundamentally transformed his approach to life and filmmaking. He explained that losing the most important person in his life removed all fear and made him question everything he had believed in.

Niyi Akinmolayan is a renowned Nigerian filmmaker and the founder of Anthill Studios, known for groundbreaking films like The Arbitration, Prophetess, and Elevator Baby. He has become one of Nollywood’s most innovative directors, pushing boundaries with complex storytelling and technical excellence.

Akinmolayan said: “The final nail in the coffin for me was losing my parents. People don’t know how much that changed who I was. I lost my mom in 2012. That was the most important person in your life. My mom was a storyteller. She would sit us down and she would reenact things. So I learned a lot of my storytelling from her. And I never got a chance to show her that this thing that I’m doing finally makes sense. When she died, I was there. Nothing made sense after then. There was nothing to be afraid of. I started thinking about it then that even if I was a medical doctor, I wouldn’t have been able to save her. And what is there to be afraid of again? Who are you trying to impress? The only person that was worth impressing then, this was like 2012 and I was like, okay, this is finally making sense…....