Biography

Ife is a visual anthropologist, documentary filmmaker, and film critic. Born into a family of artist and activist she graduated from Syracuse University with a BA in Anthropology, (06) with a minor in photography and African American History. Ife completed her MA in Visual Anthropology from the University of Manchester, UK (10) after creating a short documentary on daily life for girls in Rajasthan India. Ife has since lived in Chicago, teaching documentary and film production to youth as young as 6 years old through college at community centers and The Art Institute of Wisconsin. For the past four years she has been a Media Educator with Facets Multimedia, teaching media literacy, narrative editing, and documentary filmmaking. As a Diverse Voices in Documentary fellow with Kartemquin, Ife developed her own short observational film, and worked with others to produce and edit their projects. Ife has continued to work with The Community Film Workshop and Reel Black Filmmakers to host local screenings, and the Collected Voices, Chicago's Ethnographic Film Fest.
- IMDb mini biography by: Ife Olatunji

Ife Olatunji is an independent filmmaker, writer, and visual anthropologist with over 20 years of experience in documentary production. From 2022-2024, Ife served as a physical production manager for Participant Media’s documentary feature team, contributing to the production and release of films including Descendant, All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (Academy Award-nominated), Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power, and Food Inc. 2.
- IMDb mini biography by: Ife Olatunji