Ali Baylay

Being Mrs. Elliot

Dioni Vision, an Omoni Oboli Film, presents, Omoni Oboli (Lara), Majid Michel (Bill), Ay Ayo Makum (Isawuru), Lepacious Bose (Bimpe), Uru Eke (Fisayo), Seun Akindele (Efe), Sylva Oluchy (Nonye), Chika Chukwu (Adaeze), Ada Lewis Egbosi (Wendy). Story/ screenplay, Omoni Oboli; Director of Photography, John Demps; Producers, Omoni Oboli/ Nnamdi Oboli; Executive Producers, Omoni Oboli/Nnamdi Oboli; Director, Omoni Oboli. © 2014. Being Mrs. Elliot could be hard. She’s not too friendly and doesn’t like her husband’s relative’s kids and she’s compulsive, […]

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Mokalik

Golden Effect Pictures presents, Tooni Afolayan (Ponmile), Simi Ogunleye (Simi), Ayo Adesanya (Ireti), Ayo Ogunshina (Chairman), Toyosi Benjamin (Otunba). Hamzat Sherifdeen (Kamoru), Femi Adebayo (Mr. Ogidan).  Executive /Producer, Kunle Afolayan; Production Manager, Sodiq Adebayo; Line Producer, Segun Akintunde; Director, Kunle Afolayan; Director of Photography, Kunle ‘Nodash Adejuyigbe; Screenplay, Tunde Babilola; Assistant Director, Joseph Duke. ©2019. In the introduction of my book, Nollywood Film Reviews, that would be coming out shortly, I expressed my discontent for the Nollywood film industry not

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Phone Swap

Golden Effect presents, Nse Ikpe Etim (Mary Oyennekwe), Wale Ojo (Akin Cole), Joke Silva (Mrs. Cole), Chief Chika Okpala (Mary’s father), Ada Ameh (Cynthia), Lydia Forson (Ginna), Chick Chukwu (Hussana), Hafiz Oyetoro (Alex Ojo), Alexis (Sophia Chioma Onyekwo), Charles Bullion (Alpha), Jay jay Coker (Omega). Director/Producer, Kunle Afolayan; Story/Screenplay, Kemi Adesoye; Director of Photography, Yinka Edwards/Alfred Chai. © 2012 It is your first day of school, and you are hurrying up to locate your class, you have a handful of

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The Bridge

Golden Effects presents, Ademola Adedoyin (Obadare Adeyemi), Chedima Ekile (Stella Maxwell), Kunle Afolayan (Jire), Zack Orji (Dominic Maxwell), Tina Mba (Mrs. Maxwell) Ayo Akinweale (Oba Adeyemi), Binta Ayo Mogaji (Olori Omolade), Ken Erics (Augustine), Peter Johnson (Pascal), Akinrule Akinola (Arinze). Producer, Lasun Ray-Eyiwumi; Director, Kunle Afolayan, Shola Dede. © 2017. I am not that old to have witnessed the Biafran or, Nigerian civil war, or at my rudimentary age in life and school when this incident in Nigerian history was

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Lionheart

Netflix presents, Genevieve Nnaji (Adaeze Obiagu), Nkem Owoh (Godswill Obiago), Pete Edochie (Chief Ernest Obiago), Kanayo O. Kanayo (Igwe Pascal), Ngozi Ezeoma (Chioma Obiagu), Kalu Ikeagwu (Samuel Akan), Sani Mu’Azu (Alhaji Danladi Maikano), Yakubu Mohammed (Hamza Maikano), Peter Okoye (Arinze). Executive Producers, Genevieve Nnaji, Chinny Onwugbenu; Director of Photography, Yinka Edward; Second Unit Director, Paul Hills. © 2018. “A very little key will open a very heavy door.” Charles Dickens. This Charles Dickens quote is in line with the story

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1929

Ndy Akan Film present, Ireti Doyle (Adiaha Edem), Sola Sobowale (Market Leader), Sam Dede (Chief Warrant Officer-Okpala), Becky Odungidi (Affiong), Ndy Akan (Arit), Uduak Odungidi (Iquo), Tony Solomon (District Officer), Prince Iyke Egwasi (Chief Warrant Bulu), Etini Essien (Mission Teacher), Thelma Ukeme (Ebong’s Daughter. Story, Moses Eskor; Screenplay, Moses Eskor, Winifred Rosa, Idiongomfon Akpan; Production Manager, Aniekan Ekanem; Director of Photography 1, Emeka Ezemonye; Director of Photography 2, Kingsley Bassey; Producer, Ndy Akan; Associate Producer, Victor Akan; Executive Producers, Anna

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Hakkunde

Asurf Films Ltd., presents, Frank Donga (Akande), Rahama Sadau (Aisha), Maryam Booth (Binta), Ibrahim Daddy (Ibrahim), Alhaji Issa Bello (Alhaji Sule) Hadiza Solja (Amina), Toyin Aimakhu-Johnson (Yetunde), Tomwa Kukoyi (Aboki), Production Manager, Judith Adu; Director of photography, Asurf Oluseyi; Story, Asurf Oluseyi, Gift Imafidon, Toni Adesina; Screenplay, Toni Adesina; Executive Producers, Abi Babalola, Asurf Oluseyi, Babatunde Babalola; Producer/Director, Arsurf Oluseyi. ©2017. “This year’s award for best original screenplay goes to…” A man graduates from university with one of the rarest

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Lagos Cougars

Royal Arts Academy presents, Monalisa Chinda (Elsie), Uche Jumbo (Aret), Alex Ekubo (Chigo), Danielle Chioma Okeke (Joke), Touitou Lugo (Lawrence), Joy Nice (Peaches) Bobby Michaels (Emmanuel), Diana Yekeni (Chantelle), Shawn Faqua (Vincent). Story/Screenplay, Emem Isong; Production Manager, Emeka Duru; Director of Photography, Austin Nwaolie; Executive Producer, Emem Isong; Directors, Desmond Eliott/Tom Robson. © 2013.  I saw Monalisa Chinda, the bright-eyed Nollywood actress who acted as the high-stepper, miss-hard-to get in Kiss and Tell but ended in Joseph Benjamin’s arm anyway.

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