Hi there,
I'm Ebun. I'm a storyteller. Depending on the medium, that could be writer, film maker, editor and much more.
- ebunajina@gmail.com
- Lagos, Nigeria
Editor and storyteller with a focus on real lives and under-told communities. I've spent years helping writers find the angle, character and structure that make a story land. Open to writing, editing and film work.
University of Lagos, Akoka
B.Sc. Computer Engineering
About
I read obsessively, especially long-form essays, and write about how people live with the media they consume. I'm drawn to media criticism, confessional poetry, absurdist cinema and contemporary queer narratives.
Black Noise Magazine — Editor
2025 – Present
Commissioning and editing stories on Nigeria's once-underground rave and electronic music scene, and the queer communities tied to it.
Our Mob Mentality — Creative Producer
2024 – Present
Developing and producing filmed social experiments on what it means to be young in Nigeria, such as bringing young Christians, Muslims and atheists into conversation.
Nosamachi Productions — Producer
2022 – Present
Assistant Director on Sisyphus City, an experimental documentary about contemporary Lagos, and Production Manager on Everything Lasts and Nothing Ends, a feature centred on a lesbian romance.
Write Good Stories — Editor
2024 – 2025
Editor on God Knows Best, screened at the Cannes Film Festival through 20th Century Fox / Screen Nigeria programming. Mentored three winning writers and led The Good Script Club.
Media Gobbler — Founder & Writer
Personal project, ongoing
A blog of personal essays and criticism on people's relationships with the media they consume, starting with my own.
Essays & poetry
- Musbau means "source of light"Ebun AjinaPoem
- Okada men wear sunglasses to protect their eyesEbun AjinaPoem
- Running Errands in OregunEbun AjinaPoem
- I have no guilty pleasuresEbun AjinaEssay
- Rasheedat is Nosimot's daughterEbun AjinaPoem
- Master of NoneEbun AjinaEssay
Achievements
A few things I'm proud of
- 2025Screened at CannesGod Knows Best, a film I edited, screened at the Cannes Film Festival through 20th Century Fox / Screen Nigeria programming.
- 2024–2025Mentored three winning writersGuided the winners of Write Good Stories' three-month workshop on character, story development and three-act structure.
- 2024–2025Led The Good Script ClubA popular series analysing scripts and stories across media, including documentaries.
- 2023–2026Edited for four publicationsEssays I edited ran in The NATIVE, 49th Street, Unruly and The Initiative for Equal Rights.
Currently
What I'm reading, listening to and watching