Bio
Love Nafi is an award winning filmmaker, Family Medicine physician turned full-time creative, military veteran, and holistic health coach with over a decade of experience creating film.
Born and raised in the DMV by way of Nigerian roots, Nafi grew up knowing she wanted to be a unique voice in her community. She is a true multihyphenate and afropolitan with a mission to empower her generation.
Love Nafi is an honors scholar and graduate of New York University (NYU) and completed her doctoral training at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. At NYU, she received her B.A. in Youth development and Performing arts at the Gallatin School of Individualized Study, and began her career acting, dancing, and serving as an arts mentor in several major cities. Her notable endeavors include developing arts education initiatives at Riker’s Island Jail Academy and researching content for the esteemed textbook, Theatre for Change. While serving in the United States Army, Love Nafi earned the rank of Major.
Pulling at the heart strings of afro-millennials, she currently inspires principles of self-empowerment and solidarity through unique multimedia content and bold health & wellness channels. Love Nafi has been featured in publications such as PopSugar, Madam Noire, Blavity, and Bustle. She is also a published writer, yoga instructor, and co-founder of Release Retreat, a wellness retreat for creatives.
In 2015, she earned the title of DCTV (District of Columbia Public Access Corporation) Member of the Year, and was named as a semifinalist in Sony's 2020 Rising Storyteller Search. Some of the films she has co-produced have been featured in the Pan African Film Festival, as well as Martha’s Vineyard African American film festival. Love Nafi's indie catalog features three original docuseries and over twenty eight episodes of two original unscripted series. Her current focus is on dramas that explore distinct worlds and feature bold, unconventional, afro-millennial narratives. Her most recent work, CROWN, is a coming of age short film which explores the multidimensionality of the black hair experience within the world of dance.
She is currently writing, directing, and producing original screenplays, while always finding avenues to promote holistic wellness for creative entrepreneurs.