About Us – Raconteur productions

“Until the Lion tells his own story, tales of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.”

– African Proverb

Raconteur Productions is an international film production company based in Lagos, Nigeria. Its mandate is to tell original African stories at the intersection of history, identity, and culture. Raconteur Productions also conducted vocational training and job placement in Entertainment for Production and Social Media with the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund, Arc Skills and the United Nations Development Programme for over 400 unemployed youths and designed the New Narrative curriculum for the British Council in Lagos.

Our Vision Is To be the leading production company transforming the narrative about Africa with our stories.

Our Goal Is Telling African Stories, Empowering Storytellers, and Building Sustainable Alliances.

We are dedicated to sharing Africa’s stories with the world, with a mission to inspire and empower generations of African storytellers. Our impact on the industry is significant, and we strive to build strong alliances to ensure a sustainable ecosystem for our work.

Chioma Onyenwe

Creative Producer

Chioma Onyenwe is a Lagos-based interdisciplinary Producer, Director, and Writer. As the visionary founder of Raconteur Productions, her multi-media storytelling explores the intersection of history, culture, and identity from an African perspective. Notable achievements include spearheading the August Meeting Movement, a travelling stage play recounting the 1929 Aba Women’s War; the creation of Nigeria’s first true-crime podcast, ’23419′, nominated at the One Media Awards; the feature documentary, ‘Ime Ego,’ featured in the Generation Africa anthology; and her directorial debut, Africa ‘Movie Awards nominated film ‘8 Bars & A Clef’. Her feature film, ‘I Do Not Come To You By Chance,’ an adaptation of Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani’s novel, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival 2023, screened at IFFR 2024, and won the Audience Choice Awards at the 2023 Africa International Film Festival. Her latest feature, ‘The Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos,’ is premiering at Toronto International Film Festival 2024. She is a Creative Indaba & EAVE fellow.