{"id":22253,"date":"2022-02-28T12:29:25","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T12:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.city-academy.com\/news\/?p=22253"},"modified":"2023-01-12T16:50:21","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T16:50:21","slug":"artist-in-residence-deobia-oparei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.city-academy.com\/news\/artist-in-residence-deobia-oparei\/","title":{"rendered":"Artist In Residence: Deobia Oparei"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-22253\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-22253-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-22253-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-22253-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-22253-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_video panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div style=\"width:100%;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-22253-1\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/vimeo\" src=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/688025243?loop=0&#038;_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/688025243?loop=0\">https:\/\/vimeo.com\/688025243?loop=0<\/a><\/video><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-22253-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-22253-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-22253-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>All of us at City Academy are delighted to welcome actor and filmmaker <strong>DeObia Oparei<\/strong>, as our Artist-In-Residence in 2022\/2023. We are so excited that he is leading our first mentorship programme.<\/p>\n<p>City Academy Mentorships are intimate, intensive and focused monthly sessions aimed at helping promising talent achieve their potential - personally guided by some of the most innovative and accomplished voices in the arts. The Mentorship Programme is in particular designed to support creators from a rich diversity of backgrounds, and from communities that have so far been under-represented in the arts.<\/p>\n<p>As an actor DeObia has appeared in some of the most iconic Film and TV shows of our times: Moulin Rouge, Game Of Thrones, Sex Education and Marvel\u2019s LOKI, to name but a few. And as a filmmaker he is only just getting started - recently written, starred in and directed his first cinematic offering, G I A N T S, which will have its debut screening at a major film festival later on in the year. We are excited at the program of events and the level of passion and energy DeObia is bringing to our students.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-22253-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-22253-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-22253-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-22253-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-22253-3\" ><div id=\"pgc-22253-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-22253-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-22253\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.city-academy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/loki.jpg\" width=\"720\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.city-academy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/loki.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.city-academy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/loki-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.city-academy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/loki-150x111.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.city-academy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/loki-330x245.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.city-academy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/loki-690x513.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-22253-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-22253-3-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-22253\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.city-academy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/got.jpg\" width=\"720\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.city-academy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/got.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.city-academy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/got-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.city-academy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/got-150x111.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.city-academy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/got-330x245.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.city-academy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/got-690x513.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-22253-3-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-22253-3-2-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-22253\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.city-academy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/se.jpg\" width=\"720\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.city-academy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/se.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.city-academy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/se-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.city-academy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/se-150x111.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.city-academy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/se-330x245.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.city-academy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/se-690x513.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-22253-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-22253-4\" ><div id=\"pgc-22253-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-22253-4-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Earlier this year, we sat down with DeObia to discuss the mentorship programme, his career, his approach to art and the importance of driving representation in the creative industries...<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>What does your life look like when you challenge the status quo and speak your truth?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Since living in America, I\u2019ve noticed that everyone has a voice. No matter how raw and untutored. In the states speaking up is seen as a fundamental right and not a privilege.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>As an out of the closet, queer, black, creative and resident of the United States. I bear witness to the irony that, for centuries, in the land of the free, people who look like me were held in bondage. And those people who share the same intersectional identities as mine are still not free. Thus I have had to learn pretty quickly not to wait for people who have never acknowledged me to suddenly \u201cdiscover\u201d me.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Finding my voice and using it has set me on a path to determining what I want my future to look like. It\u2019s given me the courage to make it impossible for anything else to come to pass.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>My life changed when I stopped asking for permission or waiting for green lights. My circumstances drastically changed when I got off the couch and started doing the work for myself by myself. This is a central tenet of this mentorship program: get it done. Don\u2019t wait for someone to do for you what you can do for yourself.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tell us a bit about your Mentorship Programme with City Acacademy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>This programme is open to passionate, committed, driven creatives and individuals at whatever stage of their artistic journey. This program is for actors, writers, film and script editors, storyboard artists, costume designers, stylists, photographers, camera operators, stand up comedians, dancers, singers, poets, set designers, producers, directors, stage managers and creative managerial and administrative staff.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When I started out I had powerful mentors along the way who believed in me and poured that belief into a focused attention on me that made me come alive and persevere even in my most despondent moments.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This program will provide a once-a-month session with me where specific tasks and targets are set. Along with an accountability check-in every other month throughout the year. And when I\u2019m in London, advance notice will be given, for an in-person session. Where I will provide constructive feedback and creative guidance as you birth your projects into life. 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