About Lumiere

The SQUAD

Creator & Director

Imole Ayo Ladipo

She grew up in Nigeria with a large family. From a young age she has been involved in one form of the arts or another. She has a bubbly personality and a contagious smile that lights up a room. It is no coincidence that the name Imole is interpreted as “Light” in her native Language.

Imole moved from Nigeria to Canada to continue her studies and had quite the culture shock changing from a tropical climate to the cold weather of Alberta Canada. She also had to overcome a lot of the cultural differences between both continents. This experience played a crucial role in developing her character and perseverance.

Imole went to University for Engineering but remained an active member of her Church and was involved in the Choir and Youth department throughout. She graduated University with Honours and then married the love of her life in 2014.

Imole had always been interested in modernizing the way her church operated so when her husband bought her a camera for christmas she jumped at the opportunity to develop short videos for announcements. Little did she know that the announcements were just the beginning of her finding her lifelong passion. She fell in love with the process of video production and created Lumiere Films. Her vision was to use videos as a means for spreading positivity based on the fundamentals of Christian values. Since the purchase of the camera Imole has created multiple short movies that have been viewed by hundreds of thousands of people online.

Imole currently works as an Engineer and uses her technical background to plan and organize her movie development. She loves ice cream but has been trying to abstain from it in the quest to lose weight. She isn’t always successful in avoiding it but is hopeful that next year she will do better. She enjoys going to live shows with her husband, eating seafood and travelling. She recently had a set of twins and they have kept her quite busy, but she still somehow finds the time to make movies and smuggle the occasional ice cream from creamistry.

He was born in Canada but grew up in the city of Ibadan Nigeria.His experiences in Nigeria had a huge influence on the man he is today. Some of his fondest memories growing up were from enjoying the simple things like spending time fetching water from a well while hanging out with friends and playing in the rain.

He moved to Canada where he obtained an Engineering Degree and also learned to play the Guitar and Piano along the way. Upon graduating he became very active volunteering and started writing and performing in short plays at church. He also found time to start an organization called Young African Professionals in Calgary with the mission of promoting a positive image of Africans in Society.

Anthony Ladipo

Script Supervisor

In 2014, he married the love of his life Imole and bought her a Canon camera for Christmas. Little did he know that the purchase would be the beginning of a creative journey for both of them. Within months Imole became obsessed with the camera and started filming short announcements for church. They both enjoyed the creative aspect of the filming process and decided it was time to join forces and write a movie short. The short became the inspiration that lead to the creation of Lumiere Films. Lumiere Films was created to leverage Anthony and Imole’s creativity in the development of inspiring films based on the fundamental messages of Christianity.

Anthony’s favorite part of movie production is the writing and story development. He is passionate about creating characters that people can connect to. He also believes that all it takes is one word to change the course of a life. He often recites stories of how teachers, mentors and family impacted his life through encouraging words when he most needed it. His hope is that through the videos developed he will also be able to inspire others.

Anthony considers himself a man of simple tastes and one of his favorite past time is to sit down on a rainy day and read a nice book or watch an animal documentary while sipping on a cup of tea. He hasn’t had much time for any of this though as he recently had a set of twins that are keeping him and Imole on their toes. When they do get some free time, they enjoy going to see live shows and getting some Seafood.