Akwaeke Emezi

Other works Emezi has written and directed short films, including Hey Celestial and Ududeagu. Ududeagu won the Experimental Short Audience Award at the 2014 edition of the BlackStar Film Festival.

In 2019, it was announced that Emezi will write and executive produce the TV series adaptation of their novel Freshwater for FX alongside Tamara P. Carter, to be produced by FX Productions with Kevin Wandell and Lindsey Donahue. In 2025, Emezi stated in an interview with Zikoko Magazine that the project didn't get a green light and was returned to them in 2021, with the claim that the market wasn't ready for spiritual West African storytelling.

In 2023, Emezi ventured into rap music, releasing their first single "Banye". In March 2024, Emezi released their debut EP Stop Dying, You Were Very Expensive.

Personal life Emezi is non-binary and transgender. They use they/them pronouns. They experience multiplicity and consider themself an ogbanje. They experienced their first alter split when they were 16, a week after moving to the United States.

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