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Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor

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Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor
2020 Screen International Star of Tomorrow, Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor is a producer whose work focuses on Black, Queer and Female-led content for Film and TV. She runs Joi Productions, which received a BFI Vision Award, a £2 million fund aimed at supporting Independent Production companies. In 2019, Joy produced the 2019 hit, Blue Story, directed by Rapman grossing £4.5m at the UK Box Office. She has been mentored by Ben Roberts, CEO of British Film Institute; Stephen Kelliher, MD of Bankside Films and also Number 9's Elizabeth Karlsen (Carol, Colette).
BornDecember 19
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BornDecember 19
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      • 2 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Known for

    Dreamers (2025)
    Dreamers
    6.8
    • Producer
    • 2025
    Déja J. Bowens and Malcolm Kamulete in Champion (2023)
    Champion
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Stephen Dillane, Aml Ameen, Aja Naomi King, and Leigh-Anne Pinnock in Boxing Day (2021)
    Boxing Day
    5.5
    • Producer
    • 2021
    Stephen Odubola and Micheal Ward in Blue Story (2019)
    Blue Story
    6.3
    • Producer
    • 2019

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    Producer



    • Untitled Billy Lumby Project
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      • Post-production
    • Animol
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    • Dreamers (2025)
      Dreamers
      6.8
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • Olivia Nakintu in Mango (2025)
      Mango
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • Willy Hudson and Merch Husey in Foraging (2024)
      Foraging
      6.0
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Déja J. Bowens and Malcolm Kamulete in Champion (2023)
      Champion
      6.8
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2023
    • The Ride (2023)
      The Ride
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • BabyDolls (2022)
      BabyDolls
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Rasaq Kukoyi in Held (2022)
      Held
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Stephen Dillane, Aml Ameen, Aja Naomi King, and Leigh-Anne Pinnock in Boxing Day (2021)
      Boxing Day
      5.5
      • producer
      • 2021
    • The Rev (2021)
      The Rev
      5.8
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Stephen Odubola and Micheal Ward in Blue Story (2019)
      Blue Story
      6.3
      • producer
      • 2019
    • Haircut (2018)
      Haircut
      8.0
      Short
      • producer
      • 2018
    • The Arrival (2018)
      The Arrival
      7.0
      Short
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Alejandra Delgado in Red Crayon (2018)
      Red Crayon
      Short
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Yrsa Daley-Ward and Khaleb Brooks in Boxx (2016)
      Boxx
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2016
    • House Girl (2016)
      House Girl
      6.4
      Short
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2016

    Director



    • Dreamers (2025)
      Dreamers
      6.8
      • Director
      • 2025
    • For Love (2021)
      For Love
      6.4
      Short
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Yrsa Daley-Ward and Khaleb Brooks in Boxx (2016)
      Boxx
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2016

    Writer



    • Dreamers (2025)
      Dreamers
      6.8
      • Writer
      • 2025
    • For Love (2021)
      For Love
      6.4
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2021
    • Yrsa Daley-Ward and Khaleb Brooks in Boxx (2016)
      Boxx
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2016
    • Chipo Chung in Labalaba, He'll Return (2012)
      Labalaba, He'll Return
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2012

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    • Alternative name
      • Joy Gharoro-Akpojoto
    • Born
      • December 19
      • Port Harcourt, Nigeria

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      London, England: Living and working on films.

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