Kayode Kasum is a Director and Producer who believes in the power of authenticity. His style and cinematography are often linked to the emotions of the characters and the core elements of each film. Kasum started his career in film making as a motion graphics designer at Wale Adenuga Productions. He also worked as a producer in an advertising company. His first feature film, Dognapped and Nigeria's first live action animation film was released in 2017. He however gained popularity for his film titled Oga Bolaji which was released in 2018 and has made other Nollywood productions including Sugar Rush and Toyin Abraham's Fate of Alakada. Kasum is credited with directing Nigeria’s first live-action animated movie and one of Nigeria’s highest-grossing film ever. He was nominated for The Future Awards Africa 2019 prize for Filmmaking and was listed as one of the top Nollywood film directors of 2020.