Noni Salma

Noni Salma is a Nigerian transgender movie-maker and screenwriter. Her storytelling is inspired by her life growing up in Lagos, Nigeria, and her works are mostly Women and Queer-led dramas and comedies. Her feature drama screenplay, Raison D'etre, is a ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship 2021 Finalist, and her comedy pilot, Badass, is a ScreenCraft Comedy Competition 2021 semifinalist and on the GLAAD List 2022.

She is also a Stowe Story Labs Fellowships finalist. Noni Salma currently lives in New York City.
Early life
Salma studied theater arts at the University of Lagos and graduated with a bachelor's degree in arts.  She continued her education in filmmaking by majoring in directing and earning a diploma from the New York Film Academy.
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Category:People from Lagos
Category:Nigerian LGBT people
Category:Transgender women
Category:Screenwriters

Category:LGBT screenwriters
Category:LGBT people from New York City