Author Spotlight

Ife Olujobi

Ife Olujobi is a Brooklyn-based playwright and editor. Their play Jordans was produced at the Public Theater and won a 2025 Obie Award for playwriting. She has been an artist-in-residence at Ars Nova, Sundance Institute Theatre Lab, Ensemble Studio Theater, the Dramatists Guild, and more, and is currently developing a new play under commission from Soho Rep. She is the editor of the interview book No Play and a former assistant editor at the Criterion Collection.

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The Banality of Apartheid: A Conversation with Milisuthando Bongela

In her intensely personal debut feature, the filmmaker and poet investigates the myths that have shaped South African history through a mix of archival footage, poetic remembrances, and conversations with friends and family.

By Ife Olujobi

Interviews— Oct 29, 2025
The Iron Chef: A Conversation with Ougie Pak

An up-and-coming director reflects on the resourcefulness and scrappy ingenuity that went into making his three films, now playing on the Criterion Channel.

By Ife Olujobi

Interviews— Jun 30, 2025
Let the Words Do the Work: debbie tucker green on ear for eye

One of Britain’s most celebrated playwrights talks about bringing her uncompromising exploration of racism and resistance to the screen.

By Ife Olujobi

Interviews— Apr 28, 2023