Ojy Okpe Wins Emmy Award For Best Documentary

Nigerian International model Ojy Okpe just won an award that stands her out!

Ojy began working at Arise News in September 2013, working as a Field Producer for the Networks entertainment channel Arise 360, she produced Mini Bio documentaries on Artists including Grammy Award winner CIARA and Janelle Monae. While profiling celebrity interviews with Actress Susan Sarandon, Sarah Jessica Parker, Supermodel Iman and Naomi Campbell, Singer Idina Mendel, to name a few, she quickly became the Assistant Director of Features and Special Programming with the launch of the Networks Documentary Unit “Arise Special”.

The documentary unit within nine months produced ground breaking documentaries including“Game Changers”: How the Harlem Globetrotters Battled Racism” – which just won an Emmy at The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences 58th Annual New York Emmy Awards.

The documentary takes a historical look at the early days of professional basketball and how the Harlem Globetrotters not only dealt with racism, but also helped change the world of sports. 

Ojy Okpe is currently producing a Documentary Series for the Network, which will profile Models of Color titled “Arise Special Model Series”