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1929

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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

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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

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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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Single at 40

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Yvonne Okoro (Tatiana), Tbi Bright (Yolanda), Beverly Afoglo (Kondra), Zyall Lydia Zuh (Zila), Mzbell (Serena), Clara Zeta Galega (Kristine), John Dumelo (Brad), Edie Watson (Tony), Ajatey Anang (Hanks), Prince David Osei (Quincy), Timothy Bentum (Wayne), Eunice Ohene (Bibi). Director/Screenwriter, Pascal Amanfo; Producers, Abdul Salam Mumuni/Kinsley Okereke; Director of Photography, Adas Umar, Story, Abdul Salam Mumuni.   It took almost two hours of screen time for six middle class and well-to-do, urban women of Accra, for one of them to get to

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Kidnap

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Nwankwo Michael production presents, Sylvester Madu (Mathew), Jamila Musa (Kachi), Emeka Danile (Augustine)Kenneth Kanu (Augustine), Emelda Ogbonna (Ambassador’s Daughter). Director of Photography, Chris Antus; Producer, Nwanko Michael; Director/ Executive Producer/ Screenwriter, Theophilus A. Ichendu. “Yes, I de hear you now…Are you serious…? Which day exactly…? Are you serious? Is done…of course, we go sharam.” That’s the one-sided conversation on the phone that gets Sylvester Madu (Mathew) spring into action, into kidnapping the Ambassador’s daughter in Kidnap. That’s how he normally

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Rosemary’s Fight

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Mina Productions present Rita Dominic (Rose), John Dumelo (George), Desmond Elliott (Paul), Screenplay, Mina Christine; Director of Photography, Joseph Oladunjoye; Director, Desmond Elliott; Producer, Mina Christine. (c) 2014. If a movie title ever puts the goddamn fear in you, Rosemary’s Baby (1968) will be it. And if a title of a movie today half comes close to Rosemary’s Baby, Rosemary’s Fight does, though, in title only. Rosemary’s Baby is all in a class by itself. Imagine a young man sells

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A Northern Affair

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Produced by Access Media I Factory Live, Turning Point Media for Iroko, Iroko Partners, presents, Dr. Manuel (John Dumelo), Esaba Jomo (Joselyn Dumas), Mark Jomo (Jon Germain) Cynthia (Irene Asante) Bianca (Beverly Afaglo), Mr. Jomo (Kofi Adjarolo). Director, story, screenplay, Director, Leila Djansi; Director of Photography, Aaron Wong. (C) 2014. A Northern Affair was intended, to be a period movie. To wit: the old land rover jeep reminds us of colonial Africa and the soundtrack, ‘Bottom Belleh.’ I was knee-high

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Wind of Glory

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An Annex Merchandise Production presents, Genevieve Nnaji (Juliana), Desmond Elliot (Clark), Yul Edochie (Emeka), Livinus Nnochiri (Dr. Ferdinand) Chukwudi Okoro (Udoka)   Ofia ‘Afuluagu Mbaka (Gordian) Walter Anga  (Peter) Story, Nwafor Anayo, Screenplay, Tchidi Chikere/Chucks Obiarah, Editor, Okafor Ikechi Augustine. DOP, John Ogemeka; Exec.Producer, Nwafor Anayo; Director/Producer, Tchidi Chikere. C.2007. Tchidi Chikere creates another character that leaves the audience in tears as he would do so in the following year with Beautiful Soul (2008) for which he got nominated by the African

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Letters To My Mother

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An ABC Pictures Production presents, John Dumelo (Mike), Kafui Danku (Angie), Paulina Oduro (Mabel), Adjety Anan (Dr. Jamal), Pascal Amanfo (Abdul), Eddie Watson (Kay), Cadence Akogba Akpene (Jane). Story/Screenplay, Pascal Amanfo; Producer, Kafui Danko; Director, Pascal Amanfo; Executive Producer, ABC Pictures. (c) 2013  I never wrote letters to my mother. She was as illiterate as they come. I missed that point in a mother and child relationship though. No way I could express my heartfelt emotions to her. Like this one time

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The Department

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Inkblot Productions/Closer Pictures present, Majid Michel (Nnamdi Okoye), Osos Ighadaro (Tolu Okoye), Desmond Elliot (Effiong Akpodigha), Jide Okoso (Chief), Kenneth Okoli (Moses), Saheed Funky Mallam (Shehun Aminu), Seun Akindele (Hakeem), Udoka Oyeka (James Okolo), O.C Okeje (Segun). Director of Photography, Ayoola Ireyomi; Producer, Uduak Isong Oguamanam/Chinaza Onuzo; Executive Producer, Chinaza Onuzo; Co-Producer, Jason Rogers; Asst. Director, Obinna Ohazulike; Director, Remi Vaughan-Richards; Screenplay, Chinaza Onuzo. (C) 2015 A friend of mine is already addicted to Nollywood movies. He’s an American but he

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