Ojude Oba is a three-and-a-half-minute 3D animation, created as my final-year multimedia practical project, tracing the origins of the Ojude Oba festival through Balogun Kuku, Oba Adesimbo Tunwase and the early Ijebu Muslim community. Rather than presenting the festival as a purely colourful spectacle, it reframes it as a celebration born from faith, gratitude and communal respect — following the Muslim community as they journey to the Awujale's palace to honour the king who granted them land and the freedom to practise their faith in peace. The story also carries personal weight: Balogun Kuku is part of my own family's lineage, making this not only a piece of cultural history but a retelling of my own heritage.

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The film takes a stylised approach, using costume, procession and sound to carry its cultural weight: plain white agbadas mark the unity and faith of the followers, while richer colours and formal poses signal royal authority. Built primarily in Blender — alongside ZBrush, Mixamo and AI-assisted modelling — and paired with a companion website that expands on the history and the modern-day festival, the project works as a small digital heritage piece, making a layered cultural history visual, accessible and engaging for a modern audience. I plan to keep developing the piece, with the ambition of one day screening it at the Ojude Oba festival itself.