In the whimsical hyperrealist Pan-African city of Alkebulan, the brilliant yet unrecognized scholar, Dr. Constance Moumie, basks in her 8-year romance with her beloved Dr. Sèyí Àjàyí. Life is a dream until Princess Ada's enigmatic arrival sets the town abuzz, revealing her as Dr. Sèyí's surprise fiancée. The Incredible Sensational Fiancée of Dr. Sèyí Àjàyí is a rollercoaster of love, deception, and revenge as Dr. Constance brews a plan to expose her duplicitous lover during his engagement ceremony.

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The Incredible Sensational Fiancée of Sèyí Àjàyí is on the brink of completion. The short film project has made great progress and every contribution brings us closer to bringing the vibrant, hyperrealist society of Alkebulan and the tale of Dr. Constance Moumie to audiences everywhere.
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Thank you for considering to contribute to The Incredible Sensational Fiancée of Sèyí Àjàyí. Let's embark on this remarkable journey together.

Born in Heidelberg, Germany, Abbesi Akhamie is a Nigerian-American writer/director and producer working between Lagos and New York City. She received her MFA in Film from New York University and holds a BA in Communications from George Mason University. Her work focuses on Africa and diaspora experiences as well as the politics of culture and identity. Her debut short film, Still Water Runs Deep (2017) premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and won Best Student Short Film at Aspen ShortsFest. Her latest short film, The Couple Next Door (2020), premiered at Aspen ShortsFest, won the Audience Choice Award at the Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival, and is streaming on the Criterion Collection. Currently, she is developing her debut feature film, In My Father’s House, a millennial family drama that follows a young woman as she rediscovers life and purpose in the homeland of her estranged father.

The project will be filmed in Nigeria and has graciously been supported by EAVE Producer's Workshop, Athena Writer's Lab, TIFF Filmmaker Lab and Writer's Studio, and the Attagirl Residency program. Abbesi was also selected to participate in the Black Rock Artist Residency based in Dakar, Senegal, founded by Obama presidential portraitist, Kehinde Wiley. As an artist, Abbesi has been recently supported by the Chanel Writer's Network, Princess Grace Foundation, SFFILM Rainin Grant, and NYSCA/NYFA. When she is not diligently developing her projects, she enjoys sewing, reading, and traveling.

England-born, Yety is a costume designer and creative producer with West African roots. Starting her decade- long career in costumes in New York City after an introduction to luxury menswear at British GQ in London; she began her chapter in the U.S. at Cosmopolitan magazine. Her interests are curating organically complex visual stories with unexpected clashes of texture and pattern. While honoring diversity and women focused narratives, Yety’s uniquely layered designs are derived from her multicultural, British-Nigerian background. Her recent short Rest Stop, continues its success on the festival circuit after premiering at TIFF, screening at SXSW and winning the Jury Award for U.S. Fiction at the Sundance Film Festival (2023). 

Her decade below the line, nurtured her commitment to curate and create the stories that are often left unread; as well as dress the characters that lived within them. She continues to produce a variety of non-fiction and narrative content with her latest film, serving as an executive producer, titled KULTUR due to hit the festival circuit in 2024. Yety is represented for costume design by United Talent Agency for T.V and film worldwide.