Funmi Ogunro
(Editor/Producer)
Yes, I edit and produce but sometimes I serve as a host! This is a still from the PBS American Graduate special. I edited the special as well as served as the co-host! Watch the special here.
Professional Bio
If you want to read know my full story and how I overcame my fear of follow my dreams click here. It’s kind of long.
Funmi Ogunro is a Nigerian-American Emmy nominated film producer and editor from Austin, Texas. Funmi most recently won a National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA) Award for her work on the national series American Graduate funded by the Corporation of Public Broadcasting and distributed on PBS.
Funmi Ogunro has over 10 years of experience producing and editing short and long format documentaries. She has a passion for crafting creative stories. Along with editing, she is also skilled in developing motion graphics. Her goal is to make media engaging and informative. Funmi’s work spans across a multitude of media genres. She has produced and managed post production projects from short and long format documentaries to web-series, promos, campaigns, reels and more.
Funmi’s work has screened at SXSW, the Los Angeles Pan African Film Festival, and many more. Her online comedy web series, Nneka The Uber Driver, was an official selection of the Women of the Lens Film Festival in London, England. She is the creator of Art is Cool, a multi service organization specializing in videography, and short and long format documentary films. In addition to producing, Funmi Ogunro served as the host of Juneteenth Jamboree, a PBS production dedicated to the discussion of Texas Black History.
Some of my favorite PBS segments I produced and edited!
