Solomon Onita, Jr.’s films have garnered national awards and global acclaim. His short film, Joy, a story that deals with the complicated position of female genital mutilation, screened in over 60 film festivals and was subsequently distributed on all HBO platforms, including Cinemax. Another short film from Solomon, Witch Hunt, a story that depicts an African folktale, won at the African International Film Festival and currently runs on Issa Rae’s Short Film Sunday channel. Solomon completed his debut feature film Tazmanian Devil in 2020. Starring Abraham Attah, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Tazmanian Devil won the first-ever John Singleton Award for Best First Feature, presented by Netflix, at the 2020 ABFF and is scheduled for release in February 2021, through 1091 Pictures.
Solomon is an MFA graduate of Loyola Marymount University and is a fellowship recipient of the 2020 Warner Bros. Television Directors’ Workshop.
