Talent Guide

Oby M. Okoye

  • Discipline:Producer
  • Program Year:Grants and Awards 2016, Project Involve 2016

Bio

Oby M. Okoye is an American writer and producer. She is currently working on the feature drama What Can’t Be Undone and also producing the feature sports-based documentary When the Lights Go Out. Her credits also include creating the TV series Reality Checks, Five Star Menu, Fifteen Minutes of Fame and Off-Season. Beyond writing and producing, Okoye is the Director of Programming for the Bentonville Film Festival, which champions women and diversity in media. She previously worked as a corporate and entertainment attorney while living in New York City. She graduated from Rutgers University-Camden School of Law and obtained her B.A. from The University of Michigan.