Dr. Adebayo Okeowo is a human rights lawyer, filmmaker and creative director whose work sits where justice and storytelling meet. For more than a decade, he has put the camera in service of truth, helping communities document abuse, hold power to account, and be seen and heard on their own terms.

He is the founder and Creative Director of Adebayo Impact Studios Ltd., a Newcastle-based media outfit that tells visual stories that inspire change. He has produced documentaries for international organisations such as the Robert Carr Fund; multi-national institutions such as the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights; as well as global networks such as the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack, to mention just a few.

Dr. Okeowo holds years of experience working in senior leadership within human rights organisations. He previously worked as the Associate Director of Programs at WITNESS, the international organisation that helps people use video and technology to defend human rights. He was also previously the Advocacy Coordinator at the Centre for Human Rights in South Africa where he led continent-wide campaigns on the rights of women, children, migrants and persons with albinism. He also managed the University of Pretoria hub of the Digital Verification Corps, a partnership with Amnesty International that uses digital tools to verify citizen media. He has also worked with Global Rights Nigeria and the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative.

An accomplished visual storyteller, he has filmed across Africa, Europe and North America. Through his visual stories, he has brought attention to issues often left in the margins. His photography has won two human rights awards and his work has been exhibited in England, Italy, Mauritius and South Africa. He has also taught on the power of visual evidence to students at the Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh; University of Applied Arts, Vienna; and the University of California, Berkeley.

Dr. Okeowo holds a doctorate in International Human Rights Law and an LLM from the University of Pretoria, and an LLB from the University of Ilorin.

His faith in Jesus Christ is at the heart of who he is. He is married to Ziva, and together they lead In His Steps Movement, a Christian ministry. They are parents to two wonderful children, Asher and Neriah.