KODE Signs Director Caleb Femi

KODE continues on their trajectory of exciting announcements with the signing of London based director, filmmaker and writer, Caleb Femi. The hybrid talent joins the production studio ahead of their 10th Birthday celebrations which kick start this month and last into October. 

A widely successful writer and poet, in 2016, Femi was named London’s first Young Poet Laureate. He worked to connect and engage with marginalised, disenfranchised young people through the medium of poetry, encouraging them to voice their experiences through a dedicated platform. Femi’s 2020 debut book, entitled ‘POOR’ won the Forward Prize for Best First Collection. Caleb was on the Dazed100 list of the next generation of creators shaping youth culture. 

Femi has worked with some of the biggest and most recognised global brands, notably directing Louis Vuitton’s fall/winter 2022 collection film for the last collection designed by their creative director, Virgil Abloh before his passing - the film was one of many collaborations between the pair. Femi has also made films for Mulberry, TikTok, Bottega Veneta, and NCS. In addition, Femi has directed episodes for the BBC and for the HBO series Industry, written and directed short films for the BBC and Channel 4.

Femi has irrevocably achieved the status of a hybrid creative talent; using his passion for words to inform his film and photography projects. Constantly evolving as creative with every new piece of work, Caleb is undefined by a particular style or aesthetic, instead, taking inspiration from an idea or brief and letting this inspire him. 

Caleb Femi, Director, KODE: “I am incredibly excited by this new collaboration with KODE, and absolutely love the strong visual identity they have in everything they do.”

Alex Harman, CEO, KODE: “Caleb is constantly contributing his creative excellence across multiple mediums, be that on stage at Glastonbury with Kano performing poetry, on set making films and taking photos, or in the panel for this year's Saatchi New Creators Showcase in Cannes. For that reason we feel incredibly lucky to have Caleb join our roster.”

Caleb will work across commercials and music promos at KODE.