Known for Directing
Julius Onah (born February 10, 1983) is a Nigerian-American filmmaker. He has directed the films The Girl Is in Trouble (2015), The Cloverfield Paradox (2018), Luce (2019), and Captain America: Brave New World (2025). Description above from the Wikipedia article Julius Onah, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born
February 10, 1983 (age 43)
Birthplace
Makurdi, Nigeria
Filmography
53 films


Samo Lives
2026
country: United States
A vibrant portrait of Jean-Michel Basquiat, the NYC artist who revolutionized 1980s art. From street graffiti to gallery stardom, his bold Neo-expressionist works left an indelible mark on the art world and beyond.


Captain America: Brave New World
2025 · 1h 59m
country: United States
After meeting with newly elected U.S. President Thaddeus Ross, Sam finds himself in the middle of an international incident. He must discover the reason behind a nefarious global plot before the true mastermind has the entire world seeing red.


Luce
2019 · 1h 49m
country: United States
A star athlete and top student, Luce's idealized image is challenged by one of his teachers when his unsettling views on political violence come to light, putting a strain on family bonds while igniting intense debates on race and identity.


The Cloverfield Paradox
2018 · 1h 42m
country: United States
Orbiting above a planet on the brink of war, scientists test a device to solve an energy crisis and end up face-to-face with a dark alternate reality.


The Girl Is in Trouble
2015 · 1h 30m
country: United States
A Lower East Side bartender becomes entangled in a murder mystery involving a desperate woman, a missing drug dealer and the scion of a powerful investment firm.


Big Man
2012 · 15m
country: United States
Uzoma likes to play games. But games have consequences.


Goodbye Chicken, Farewell Goat
2010 · 6m
country: Nigeria
Seven years since his last visit to Nigeria, a filmmaker meditates on the death of his father.


Don't Look Back
2008 · 2m
country: Unknown
A young man in Lodz, Poland chases the dream of his love as time runs out.


The Boundary
2008 · 12m
country: Unknown
A family on its way home is forced to deal with circumstances they would never hope for.
Szmolinsky
Szmolinsky
2007 · 5m
country: United States
In Eberswalde, Germany, just outside of Berlin, Karl Szmolinsky is contacted by the North Korean government to send his "German Giants" to Pyong Yang. What happens next is beyond his wildest imagination.
Linus
Linus
2007 · 4m
country: Unknown
During a typical morning in New York's East Village, two strangers are changed after a chance encounter. Linus, a street musician, is an East Village staple who serenades passersby with his most prized possession every morning, his trumpet. When Kyle, a young man from Harlem, neglectfully knocks over Linus' trumpet, his slight becomes an act that leaves both of these strangers changed forever.
Babette
Babette
2007 · 8m
country: Unknown
Babette is a woman in dire straits. An unemployed illegal immigrant from France, she must make a desperate choice when threatened with an eviction from her landlord. This choice leads to an encounter with Amir, a detached and lonely young Muslim American, that ends with devastating results for them both.
She Waits in the Restless Horizon
She Waits in the Restless Horizon
2005 · 12m
country: Unknown
Sue Faye, a Chinese American immigrant, and Adoga, an aspiring comic book artist from Nigeria, are faced with a difficult decision. Soon after an innocent encounter, they find themselves in a quiet romance. Unfortunately, circumstances out of their control arise and threaten to separate them. As Sue Faye meditates on her past, the possibilities of the present become another memory, and she must reconcile with the uncertainty of a decision that could change their lives forever.
Meditations/A Love Story
Meditations/A Love Story
2004 · 24m
country: Unknown
A young couple fall in and out of love as they muse on their lives.
Nigger
Nigger
2004 · 12m
country: Unknown
The tale of a young man's struggle to establish a racial identity. Blending elements of '60s agit-prop political theater with surreal storytelling, the film provides a glimpse into the mind of its protagonist during an intense psychological and emotional breakdown. As an elaborately constructed fantasy world clashes with a past that haunts him, he suffers through a downward spiral as he loses a grip on reality.