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Beasts of No Nation

Participant Media, New Ballon Production, Parliament of Owls in Association with Netflix present Abraham Attah (Agu), Commandant (Idris Elba) Emmanuel Affadzi (Dike), Strika (Emmanuel Nii Adom Quaye) Kobina Amissah Sam (Father), Francis Weddey (Big Bother), Anointed Wisseh (Tripod). Executive Producers, Elizabeth Koch, Kristina Kendall, Nnamdi Asomugha, Elika Portnoy, Todd Courtney, Tommee May, Mark Holder, Peter Pastorelli, Uzodinma Iweala; Director of Photography Cary Joji Fukunaga. © 2015 This Netflix maiden project hit us in the groin, and it went on to […]

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Isoken

Tribe 85 Production presents Adore Akande (Isoken), Joseph Benjamin (Osaze), Marc Rhys (Kevin), Lydia Forson (Kukua) Tina Mba (Isoken’s Mother), Patrick Doyle (Isoken’s Father), Bolande Olukanni (Remi). Screenplay/Director, Jadesola Osiberu, Director of Photography, Kunle ‘Nodash’ Adejuyigbe;  Editors, Kunle ‘Nodash’ Adejuyigbe, Harry John; Executive Producer, Jide Bello, Morenike Okupe, Joko Okupe, Oba Adewale Osiberu, Dr. Yemi Ogunbiyi. © 2017 ‘Isoken’ in Yoruba means, contented with destiny. Isoken is a thirty-four on to thirty-five years old woman bombarded about marriage during her

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When Love Happens

Futuregate Pictures and Phoebean Films Production presents Waruche R. Opia (Mo), Gideon Okeke (Tobe), Beverly Naya (Jennifer), OC Ukeje (Dare), Desmond Elliot (Lanre), Bassey Ekpeyong (Tunde), Shaffey Bello (Anna), Oreka Godis (Tseju). Director, Seyi Babatope; Producers, Seyi Babatope, Moses Babatope; Screenplay by, Seyi Babatope, Ditche Enunwa, Temitope Akinbods; Director of Photography, Pindem Lot. © 2014 You got to be a conscious man when you fall in love Just a conscious man when you fall in love. When you fall in

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Slow Country

Hills Pictures and Eric Aghimien Film presents, Ivie Okujaye-Egboh (Kome), Sambasa Nzeribe (Tuvi), Adebayo Thomas (Peter) Tobe Tedela (Osas), Inspector Dave (Majid Michel), Inspector Ogbanna (Victor Eriabie), Tuvi 2nd Man (Imoudu DJ Moe Ayonte) EKechukwu Akanno (Obus), Richard Brutus (Brasco). Director, Kolade Shasi; Cinematographer, Godwin Aghimien; Screenplay supervisor, Ujonwa Offor. © 2016 I enjoy watching Slow Country the same way I enjoyed a little known film directed by Forest Whittaker, called Strapped (1993). Strapped is about a Brooklyn teen, Bokeem

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The Arbitration

Onuzo, Oyibo, Adeola Production presents Adesuwa Etomi (Dara Olujobi), O.C Ukege (Mr. Gbenga Sanni), Ireti Doyle (Funlola), Sola Fasuda (Tomisin), Somkele Idhalama (Omawumi), Beverly Naya (Chiamaka), Gregory Ojefua (Chijioka), Bimbo Adnoya (Ebele), Lota Chukwu (Faridah). Screenplay by, Chinaza Onuzo; Director, Niyi Akinmolayan; Director of Photography, Richard Mabiaku, Sunday John Nwoku; Producers, Chinaza Onuzo, Zulu Oyibo, Omotayo Ademola; Executive Producers, Chinaza Onuzu, Kene Okwuosa, Zulu Oyibo, Omotaya Adeola. ©201 There’s a saying; never mix business with pleasure. That’s what happens between

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Up North

Inkblot Productions, presents, Olubankole Wellington (Bassey Otuekong), Ibrahim Suleiman (Sadiq), Rahama Sadau (Maryam), Michelle Dede (Idara Otuekong), Kanyo O. Kanayo (Chief Otuekong), Adesua Etomi (Zainab), Amal Umar (Aisha), Saeed Mallam (Mallam Usman), Sani Muazu (Grand Khadi), Rukiya Attah (Principal Hassan). Director, Tope Oshin; Director of Photography, Pindem Lot/Bishop C. Blunt; Screenplay, Bunmi Ajakaiye/Chinaza Onuzo; Story By, Editi Effiong/ Kelvin Udofia/Damilola Elebe; Producers, Zulomoke Oyibo/ Isioma Osaje/ Editi Effiong; Executive Producers, Editi Effiong/ Uyai Umora Effiong/ Olubankole Wellington/ Chinaza Onuzo/ Zulumoke

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Potato Potahto

Shirley Frimpong-Manso presents, Ocu Ukege (Tony), Mrs. Wilson (Joke Silva), Blossom Chukwujekwu (Fred), Chris Attoh (Gabby), Niki Samonas (Marian), Joselyn Dumas (Lulu) Kamilala Akindoju (Frances). Producers, Ken Attoh, Inya Lawal, George Williams; Executive producers, Joselyn Dumas, Inya Lawal, Ken Attoh Shirley Frimpong Manso, Joke Silva; Director of photography, Ken Attoh; Story/ Scriptwriter, Shirley Frimpong Manso; Director, Abu Idris. ©2017. This topic reminded me of grade school when I was struggling with my vowels and consonants and s-o, so, days of

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In My Country

Raj Films and Heroes Production presents, (Adesuwa) Okawa Shaznay, Okoti (Austin Enabulele), Sophia (Shan George), Eno (Precious Udoh), Inspector Ali (Charles Onun). Story by Frank Raja Arase; Screenplay, Kahende Joseph; Cinematographer, Austin Naolie; Production Manager, Orok Etim; Associate Producer, Victor Inyang; Producers, Frank Raja Arase /Kwame Boadu; Executive Producers, Raj & Heroes Films; Director, Frank Raja Arase. © 2017. In My Country, what a country with such roughness! West Central is the roughest part of this nation where all bets

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