Wana Udobang

freelance journalist & documentary filmmaker

Wana Udobang is a Nigeria-based freelance journalist and documentary filmmaker who works at the intersection of women’s rights, social justice, climate change, culture and the arts. She has worked with the BBC Radio4, BBC World Service, Inspiration FM, Aljazeera, The Guardian, Africa Report, Ozy, Index on Censorship, and News Deeply. In 2016 she was long listed for the One World Media award in the Women’s rights in Africa award category. She has received the International Reporting Project (IRP) Fellowship, IWMF Great Lakes Reporting Fellowship, and the Gabriel Garcia Marquez Fellowship in Cultural Journalism. Wana’s documentary works include; Sensitive Skin, Nylon a short documentary on grief and the video series Warriors exploring the lives of people with sickle cell disease. She is creator of the interview series Culture Diaries.

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