One of Africa’s most talented singers, Wizkid has earned a documentary on the story of his life and it set to premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival 2025. Titled “Love Live Lagos,” and directed by Karam Gill, the content focuses on the rise of Ayo Balogun from a Nigerian music sensation to a global superstar whose success has paved the way for many others to follow.
The documentary will be shown live at the festival on the 6th, 7th and 11th of June, 2025, and it will feature interviews with Afrobeat legend, Femi Kuti, Julia Adenuga and Seni Saraki. It will also give fans of the popular singer a glimpse into his personal life as Wizkid’s long-term manager, Sunday Are, and partner, Jada Pollock will speak about him as well.
The project will deliver an uplifting story that will capture Ayo’s growth over the years, and how his global acceptance has shaped how the African music scene is currently viewed across the globe. Viewers will even get to see Big Wiz chat with Karam Gill as he gives fans more than enough insights into his musical journey.
The singer’s latest documentary is coming five years after he shot a short film as part of the promotional content for the deluxe version of his Grammy-nominated album, “Made In Lagos.” According to insiders, Gill’s documentary will be another amazing achievement for a musician whose pace-setting moves deserve to be documented for future reference.
Once aired, the documentary will put Wizkid among the group of legendary Nigerian musicians like Fela Kuti and William Onyeabor who have been deservedly honoured with movies capturing their memorable entertainment careers and unforgettable impact.
Who Is Karam Gill?
Gill is a popular filmmaker and creative director whose content utilises contemporary culture as an entry point to explore bigger social problems that are constantly faced. He was the brain behind “G Funk,” a 2017 project that told the story of Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg and the rise of hip-hop’s most iconic sub-genre.
At just 22 years old, Karam became the youngest director to have a feature doc premiere at the SXSW Film Festival, and he has not looked back ever since. He then wrote and directed “Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine” in 2021, and the docuseries focused on highlighting the dangers of our digital culture and Donald Trump’s rise via the manufactured celebrity concept.
He launched “Ice Cold” that same year at the Tribeca Film Festival, and its story centred around materialism and racial perception. In 2022, Gill directed and produced “Untrapped: The Story of Lil Baby” for Amazon Prime Video, concentrating on breaking down the disenfranchisement of the Atlanta communities that began the movement heralded by the new wave of rap superstars from that part of America.
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