Raolat Abiola is an award-winning screenwriter and Cornell University alumna who has studied at Tisch and the University of Leeds. American by birth, with a puissant Nigerian heritage, Raolat was raised in New York and spent years living in Europe and West Africa.
In the winter of 2016, she relocated to Toronto, where she has attained the peace which is effectuated from inhabiting a society that is built on principles which closely align with one’s internal values.
Fearfully & Wonderfully MADE is a testament to Raolat’s unflinching commitment to her characters and their story, the leap of faith that the prestigious individuals involved in this film took when they signed on to a picture with a first-time director, and extremes of auspicious serendipity that can only be chalked up to Divine intervention.