Bisong Taiwo

Bisong Taiwo is a Nigerian Canadian filmmaker based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Bisong’s films merge spirituality with genre, and he has been producing them for the last three years, directing three short films, a narrative feature, and a documentary short. Bisong's short thriller, Saving Grace, screened at the 2018 Gimli Film Festival and was acquired by the Winnipeg Film Group for distribution [1]. He also directed the Christmas short film, Advent Messiah, a re-imagining of the nativity story told using miniature models which plays for Catholic schools around the province [2]. Bisong's first narrative feature, Time Sleeper, is a sci-fi drama that screened at the 2020 Afro Prairie Film Festival, where he was presented with the Emerging Filmmaker Award by the Reelworld Screen Institute [3]. Time Sleeper also screened at the 2020 Reelworld Film Festival [4]. His documentary film, Memoirs of Salone, a collection of memories about the people and culture of Sierra Leone, screened at the 2020 Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival. Bisong’s dream is to produce films that attain a level of spiritual quality matched only by the saints; simultaneously entertaining his audiences while getting them to ponder on the mysteries of theology. [1] Saving Grace: https://vucavu.com/en/winnipeg-film-group/2017/saving-grace [2] Advent Messiah CHVN interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjFHHqEiSig [3] Afro Prairie Festival Recap: https://www.blackspacewpg.ca/blog/afro-prairie-film-festival-a-fast-track-to-industry-insiders [4] 2020 Reelworld Film Festival: https://www.reelworld.ca/2020-features/time-sleeper