Film
Adélakun's documentary practice weaves together ritual performance, ecological memory, and archival intervention. The films operate as visual ceremonies, creating counter-narratives that center ancestral knowledge, water cosmologies, and diasporic resilience.
The Sixth Borough
2026 · Short Documentary (in production)
A documentary examining ecological memory and community resilience in New York's coastal waterways. The film investigates the relationship between urban development, marine ecosystems, and collective responsibility for ocean health. Through interviews with scientists, fishermen, and community organizers, the work traces how oceanic knowledge is held, transmitted, and reclaimed.
Tears Of Our Mothers Lie In The Ocean
2023 · Short Film
A poetic meditation on water as ancestral witness. The film weaves together ritual performance and oceanic soundscapes to create a visual ceremony of remembrance. Shot across coastal sites in New York and Toronto, the work positions water as both archive and altar.
Format Short Film
Duration 3:06 minutes