Michael Omonua is a Nigerian-British film director, screenwriter, and co-founder of the Surreal16 Collective and Surreal16 Film Festival. A Berlinale Talents alumnus, his acclaimed short Rehearsal (2021) screened in competition at the 71st Berlinale and claimed the Oscar-qualifying Grand Prize at Kurzfilmtage Winterthur. He directed a segment in the anthology feature Juju Stories (2021), winning the Boccalino d’Oro for Best Film at the Locarno Film Festival. Alongside developing his upcoming feature projects, Air Hunger and Galatians, he works to build sustainable platforms and audiences for alternative, genre-defying cinema across the continent.