Portrait of Julian Adeyemi

Julian Adeyemi

Narrative films and the quiet labor behind them

Director and cinematographer. I make fiction that still has dust in it, and documentaries about second jobs. London, with long stretches on the road.

London

Coastal cliffs in low light, a still from Harbor Light

Harbor Light

2024

A 22-minute fiction about a night ferry that does not quite make the other side on time. Shot on 16mm. Premiered at a regional festival that still prints programs.

A shaft of light in a concrete interior

Second Shift

in progress

A documentary about people who lock one workplace and open another before dawn. Interviews, then the drive home.

Night lights, a still from the selected scenes reelYouTubeSelected scenes, 2022–2025

On looking

I am not interested in glossy darkness. The studio look here is about remaining quiet enough that a face still has somewhere to sit.

DeskFestivals, commissions, and the next road.