Abula (cinematographer)

Abdulazeez Greene Oladimeji was born on 23 February, in Lagos. He attended Lagos State Model College, for his secondary education, and Lagos State University, for his Tertiary education.[2] At the age of 13, he began shooting videos with his phone,[3] and took it as a career while he was an undergraduate at Lagos State University, studying History and International Relations. In the mid-2010s, he relocated to Kwara State after his studies for his National Youth Service Corps. While still serving, he ventured into content creating and created the character, Sergeant Semiu Macaulay.[2] During his stay in Kwara, he met Taaooma, who was an undergraduate at that time.[4]

In 2016, he launched his professional career, as a video director in Abuja. In 2017, he came into the limelight and was credited as the co-director of "My Body" by Zlatan, and shot by Unlimited L.A. In 2018, Taaooma went viral for a skit he produced, about African Parents taking their kids to school.[5] In 2020, he was credited for directing numerous music videos including "Ponmo Sweet" by Mohbad;[6] and "I go pay" by Dr Dolors, starring Mercy Eke and Taaooma;[7] which earned him a City People nomination in 2020,[8] in the Music Video Director of the Year category.[9] In 2022, he was the executive producer of Fireboy DML's Tiny Desk Concerts,[10][11] and "Madam The Madam" by Dr Dolor, starring Regina Daniels.[12]

In October 2020, he was engaged to Maryam Apaokagi (aka. Taaooma) in Namibia,[13] and got married on 24 January 2021.[14]