Golddust by Ashadu  (GDBA), is a foundation based in Lagos, Nigeria, specialising in Artists’ film productions. Our mission is to enable Nigerian artists living and working in Nigeria to realise their moving image projects. 

With over a decade’s experience producing her own award-winning films, British-born Nigerian Artist and Director Karimah Ashadu, founded GDBA in 2020 with the aim of bringing forward-thinking and intriguing narratives driven by black and African culture to global audiences. Initially founded in Hamburg, Germany, in 2024 Ashadu relocated GDBA to Nigeria, propelled by a strong desire to impact artists living and working in the country

Karimah Ashadu is an Artist based in Hamburg and Lagos. To date, Ashadu has produced a number of films centered on Nigeria’s development and its socio-economic conditions. Her work explores labour and self-determination practices pertaining to the social, economic and cultural context of Nigeria and its diaspora. For further information please see karimahashadu.com
GDBA’s recent projects include MUSCLE, a short film which immerses us in a spectacle of strength, through an intimate portrait of bodybuilders in the slums of Lagos, and Machine Boys, a short story which explores the informal economy of motorcycle taxis; colloquially known as “Okada” in Lagos. Ongoing projects include “Saltmine”, a Senegalese docu-fiction.

Golddust by Ashadu  (GDBA), is a foundation based in Lagos, Nigeria, specialising in Artists’ film productions. Our mission is to enable Nigerian artists living and working in Nigeria to realise their moving image projects. 

With over a decade’s experience producing her own award-winning films, British-born Nigerian Artist and Director Karimah Ashadu, founded GDBA in 2020 with the aim of bringing forward-thinking and intriguing narratives driven by black and African culture to global audiences. Initially founded in Hamburg, Germany, in 2024 Ashadu relocated GDBA to Nigeria, propelled by a strong desire to impact artists living and working in the country.

Karimah Ashadu is an Artist based in Hamburg and Lagos.. To date, Ashadu has produced a number of films centered on Nigeria’s development and its socio-economic conditions. Her work explores labour and self-determination practices pertaining to the social, economic and cultural context of Nigeria and its diaspora. For further information please see karimahashadu.com
 
GDBA’s recent projects include Machine Boys, a short story which explores the informal economy of motorcycle taxis; colloquially known as “Okada” in Lagos. Ongoing projects include “Saltmine”, a Senegalese docu-fiction.