Lande Yoosuf
Filmmaker · novelist · Co-Founder, Black Film Space
A Nigerian-American filmmaker, novelist and co-founder of Black Film Space, creating stories and building community for Black filmmakers.
Lande Yoosuf is a Nigerian-American filmmaker, novelist and co-founder of the nonprofit Black Film Space. Her stories explore media influence, sociology, gender and race relations, pop culture and self-image. She develops feature films, documentaries and television pilots through her production company, One Scribe Media.
Her short Privilege Unhinged screened at the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival, Big Apple Film Festival and DC Black Film Festival, and aired on AMC’s Shorts TV. Second Generation Wedding aired on REVOLT TV’s Short and Fresh series and inspired her debut novel, Ko-Foe, about a Nigerian-American family in New York City. She also wrote, directed and acted in White Agbada, and directed Antu Yacob’s Love in Submission, which joined the Emerging Black Filmmaker Film Collection and screened in more than 60 theaters.
As Co-Founder and Partnerships Director of Black Film Space, Lande works to expand control, ownership and opportunities for creators of African descent. She has hosted, facilitated workshops, spoken and moderated for organizations including ARRAY, HBO, ABFF, BAM’s New Voices in Black Cinema and The Root. She earned a BA in Television and Radio from Brooklyn College and proudly represents her Nigerian heritage and Brooklyn hometown.
At Cohort’s 2026 Film Festival, Lande is the Q&A Moderator for Block 1: Fantastical and Surreal.
Professional links, courses and books
- Black Film Space · official website
- Ko-Foe · purchase Lande’s debut novel
- Festival · Block 1 Q&A Moderator