Episode 29: Bunmi Oyateru

Bunmi is a multidisciplinary artist - he’s worked in creative direction, production, and design and has recently moved into garment design with his brand SLUG.



Bunmi is one of our creators for IN THE MIX 2022. IN THE MIX 2022 was developed by BBC Studios TalentWorks and Black Creators Matter, in partnership with the Barbican. If you search ‘BBC Reel Found in Translation’, you can watch all the films produced for this project. 




In this episode, Helen and Bunmi discuss - 



  • How Bunmi kick started his creative career by designing the flyers for parties at university


  • The launch of Bunmi’s first clothing product 


  • How Bunmi overcame ‘perfection paralysis’ to produce his first documentary for BBC Reel



Bunmi’s clips -



  • Early - The music video for the track Mixed Signals (by Fasina, ft Bridge). The video was directed by Bunmi


  • Most significant - Bunmi’s first clothing line

  • Now - Bunmi’s documentary ‘Hikikimori’, created for IN THE MIX 2022.



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