"TG Omori": Five facts about TG Omori that you may not Know

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1. TG Omori, also known as Boy Director (born ThankGod Omori Jesam) is a Nigerian music video director and cinematographer.


2. ThankGod Omori Jesam, hails from Cross-River State in Nigeria. Omori grew up in Agungi, Lagos State, Nigeria from a middle-class background. He started directing at 15 while overseeing stage plays in his school and church. 


3. Omori was advised by his dad to be a waiter at a restaurant since nothing was going well for him at that time. Omori started making videos at the early age of 16, but took it up professionally at 20 after graduating from Pencil film institute, making him the youngest professional filmmaker in Nigeria at the time. He always said that the camera is just a tool, not the main creator.


4. TG Omori, career, however, is not just limited to the behind the scene alone but has appeared also as a fashion model and has featured on the runway of the prominent Heineken Lagos fashion week


5. He has directed videos for numerous musicians, including a controversial song by Naira Marley "Am I a Yahoo boy", "Totori" by Olamide & Wizkid, and "Soapy" by Naira Marley which won viewers Choice at the 2020 Soundcity MVP Awards Festival. In 2019, he won video director of the year at City People Entertainment Awards and directed two videos in top 10 most viewed Nigerian music videos of 2019.



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