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John Dumelo

Kiki, Padlock, on top of bus.

Away Bus

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 Kofa’s Media presents Agya Koo (Moses), Richard Asante (Padlock), Salman Mumin (Bibi), Fella Makafui (Kiki), John Dumelo (Kofi Asamoah), Kalsoume Sinare (Aunty), Prophet Wontumi Munil (Abeiku Santana) Rosalyn Ngissah (Aku), Adjety Anan (Doctor), Umar Krupp (Moshosho) Solomon Fixon-Owoo (Oboi). Director of Photography, Kelly Doe; Producers, Kofi Asamoah, Peter Sedufia; Executive Producers, Kofi Asamoah, Peter Sedufia, Francis Afortey. Production Manager, Nabil Mazungo; Written by Kofi Asamoah, Yaw Twumasi, Peter Sedufia. ©2022. Kalsoume Sinare must have rushed away from the set of […]

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African movie scene featuring intense confrontation among three young actors.

Hijack ’93

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Play Network Studios, Native Media present Adam Garbo (Kayode), Nnamdi Agbo (Omar), Sam Dede (Mallam Jerry), Jemima Osunde (Temitope), Idia Aisen (Ese), Efe Iwara (Captain Odion), John Dumelo (Captain Ambrose), Akinsola Oluwaseyi (Dayo), Allison Emmanuel (Ben), Sharon Ooja (Ada), Nancy Isime (Iyabo). Director, Robert Peters; Executive Producer, Charles Okpaleke, Elvis Okpaleke; Producer, Roger Ifeme, Charles; Co-Producer, Agozie Agwa, Arafat Baello; Associate Producers, Roxanne Adenkule-Wright, Prince Daniel Adenkule; Screenwriter, Musa Jeffery David; Director of Photography, Jonathan Kovel ©2024. Hijak ’93 preaches

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Blood Vessel

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Netflix Presents Playnetwork Studios Productions, Adaobi Dibor (Oyin), David Ezekiel (Abbey), Sylvester Ekanem (Tekena), John Setor Dumelo (Commander John Abe), Katrina Ataman (Anya), Francis Duru (Pere), Alexis Ebi (Bibi), Jidekene Achufusi (Boma), Levi Chikere (Degbe) Bimbo Manuel (Ebiye), Fares Boulos (Dimitre) Pere Oghenemaro Egbi (Captain Qudus) Obinna Christian Okenwa (Olutu), Alex Cyr Budin (Igor), Director, Moses Inwang; Writers, Musa Jeffery David, Justin Dix, Jordan Prosser; Executive Producer, Charles Okpaleke; Producers, Agozie Uzo Ugwu, Steven Matusko, Fafa Bello-Osagie; Original story, Charles

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Broken

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Blue Rain Entertainment, B.T Media Cameroon present Syndy Emande (Sadrine Mbassy), John Dumelo (Endeley Christian),  Nchifor Valery (Dr. Agwe Stephen), Alenne Menget (Mr. Muende Mathias), Nabila Rodriguez (Patricia Mbole). Executive Producer, Producer, Synde Emande; Director of Photography, Tebo Njei; Director, Anurin Nwunembom; Screenplay, Tebo Njei, Anurin Nwunembom, Grace Namondo. © 2020 Broken presents a tragic character. A femme Fatale. The film opens with Sadrine running and scooping her wedding gown, I guess from the alter or the wedding itself. At

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A Man For The Weekend

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Bluerain Entertainment presents Alexx Ekubo (Bryan Mba), Syndy Emade (Candy), Solange Ojong (Christelle), Miss Li (Mrs.Ayuk),  Screenplay Karl Safindah; Director of Photography, Renne Etta; Executive Producers, Kume Floribert, Syndy Emade; Producer, Syndy Emade, Karl Safindah; Director, Achille Brice. © 2017 I had finished reviewing Kambili, and I went back on Netflix to search for my next adventure. There, I saw Alexx Ekubo in the trailer, and I held my breath, scrolled back, boom! My boy, Alexx, for real, featuring in

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Cold Feet

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Danki Films, Sneeze Films, in association with A Moses Inwang Film, present Joselyn Dumas (Omoye), Jim Iyke (Mayowa), Enyimna Nwigwe (Tare), Beverly Naya (Temi), Padila Agu (Bolanle). Story/ Screenplay by Diche Enunwa Temitope Bolade-Akinbode, Moses Inwang; Director of Photography, Imeh Frank; Associate Producer, Prince Anyiam Osigwe; Co-Producer/ Executive Producer, Darlington Anyiam Osigwe; Producer/Director, Moses Inwang. © 2019 It is always our ultimate desire to follow our hearts and achieve goals in the pursuits. But it is at the same time

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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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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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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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