Ifeyinwa Arinze is a neuroscientist-turned-filmmaker from Nigeria and is currently based in New York City. Her work centers intimate portrayals of Black women and girls that are grounded in tenderness and care. She has received support through awards and grants from BAFTA, NYFA, NYWIFT and Video Consortium. Her short films have screened at the New York African Film Festival, Aspen ShortFest, Palm Springs, BlackStar, Urbanworld, Indie Memphis and TIDE Film Festival. She recently participated in the 2023 Film at Lincoln Center Artist Academy and UNIONDOCS’s 2023 Research and Development Documentary Lab.

Ifeyinwa is developing her debut feature film SCRUPLES, which was a 2023 SFFILM RANIN grant finalist. She is also in post production on her next short film with support from NYU’s Black Family Thesis Prize. Ifeyinwa holds an MFA degree from the NYU Tisch Graduate Film program