Kayode Kasum

Kayode Kasum is a Nigerian film director and producer whose credits include Dognapped, Oga Bolaji, the Netflix series Far From Home and Ajosepo. He received the Trailblazer Award at the 11th Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards in 2025.

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About Kayode Kasum

Profile information current to 2026-08-19.

Nigeria · Film director, Film producer

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Known for: Nigerian film; Nigerian television production
Country: Nigeria

Film director
Film producer

At a glance

His early feature directing credits include Dognapped and Oga Bolaji.
Kasum was one of the directors of Netflix's Nigerian young-adult series Far From Home and directed the film Ajosepo.
He received the Trailblazer Award at the 11th Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards in Lagos in 2025.

Entry into filmmaking and early work

Kasum has said that while studying at Yabatech, he applied to film school after learning that his brother had made a DIY music video. His documented early directing credits include Dognapped, released in 2017, and Oga Bolaji, released in 2018.

Film and television work

Kasum's work spans Nigerian film and television production. Netflix named him alongside Catherine Stewart and Kenneth Gyang as a director of Far From Home, while FilmOne identifies him as the director of Ajosepo.

Industry recognition

In May 2025, Kasum received the Trailblazer Award at the 11th Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards in Lagos.

Timeline

2017 Released Dognapped, identified by the African Film Festival as a Nigerian live-action animated film.
2018 Directed Oga Bolaji, which the African Film Festival says obtained theatrical distribution in North America and Nordic countries.
2022-11-07 Netflix announced Far From Home and named Kasum as one of its directors.
2024-04-05 FilmOne listed Kasum as the director of Ajosepo.
2025-05-10 Received the Trailblazer Award at the 11th Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards in Lagos.

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Biographical facts

Kasum has said that during his academic years at Yabatech, he applied to film school after learning that his brother had made a DIY music video.