December 2025 FOTM- Silas Oluyole

Silas Oluyole has years of film and television experience, but specializes in filmmaking. He is a native Washingtonian, but spent his childhood in South Nigeria, Africa, where he developed an interest in filmmaking. In 1991, he returned to the United States to pursue his interests. Upon his return to Washington, DC, Silas started his film career on a Black Entertainment Television field set as a Production Assistant. This experience motivated him to learn all aspects of filmmaking, so he enrolled in Howard University’s Film, Television and Radio Department in 1997. Silas made the most of every opportunity that was set before him. In 1998, he met and sought out mentorships with renowned and accomplished filmmakers and Cinematographers such as Bill Duke, Haile Gerima, and Kwesi Fante, who are current or former faculty members at Howard University. These mentorships inspired Silas to expand his talent, knowledge and creativity in other areas using film. Moreover, in 1998 Silas opened a full service production company, Incognito Images Productions. Over the course of the years, he has developed his talent and skills with many film projects to add as accomplished experience. He has directed short films, commercial and program introductions, live broadcasts, public service announcements, and a host of news documentaries. In 2002, Silas wrote and directed the short film “The Color of My Mother,” which won Howard University’s Paul Robeson Award for Best Production. He also directed OBA/ King & Cedella. As a Cinematographer, Silas has a host of independent film projects that have demonstrated his technical and creative skills using 16, Super 16 and 35mm cameras. He is also a talented scriptwriter ( The Darkness In The Light, A Turtle’s Dream, Blue Dimension, Lena, Cedella, and OBA (King) with two short films and one feature film awaiting production. DP for documentary about Adger Cowans & Peter Bradley, Straight Crankin Gogo documentary. Silas is a graduate from Howard University and is a member in the Women in Film and Video Association, Washington DC Office of Motion Pictures, and Kodak Motion Pictures.