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For the first time, Nollywood movies will be showing at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival happening in September 2016.
Breaking the news on her Instagram page, Nollywood actress, Omoni Oboli congratulated the producers of the selected movies.
The movies were selected in the City to City category, which highlights filmmakers living and working in a selected city. Movie producers from Lagos were considered during the selection regardless of the cities their movies were set in.
In addition to this awesome news, Nollywood actors, OC Ukeje and Somkele will be featured as part of the Rising Stars of the festival
Some of the movies selected include: ’76’, The Arbitration, ‘Just Not Married’, ’93 Days’, ‘Okafor’s Law’, ‘Green White Green, ‘Taxi Driver Oko Ashewo’ and ‘The Wedding Party’.
The Toronto Film Festival is scheduled to run through September 8 -18. This is an incredibly huge step for Nollywood and we couldn’t be anymore impressed.
The historical movie which has been in the works since 2012, was shot in the ancient city of Ibadan.
’76’, which is set 6 years after the Nigerian civil war features real life and archived footage, in addition to that, scenes from the movie were shot in an actual military barracks.
Also, the cast members were trained in the Nigerian Defence Academy for 21 days and the entire production received approval and backing from the Nigerian military.
’76’ tells the story through the eyes of a soldier, played by Ramsey Nouah, who was accused of assassinating General Murtala Mohammed, and his pregnant wife, played by Rita Dominic.
Although the movie is yet to be released for public viewing, former President Obasanjo was treated to a private screening with some of the film actors on August 15.
The movie is coming soon to cinemas. Meanwhile, you can watch the trailer below:
The haemorrhagic fever which causes death of most of its victims was first recorded when a Liberian-American diplomat, Patrick Sawyer, collapsed at the Murtala Mohammed airport during a trip to Nigeria.
He was checked into First Consultant Medical Centre, where his Ebola status was confirmed under the supervision of Dr Ameyo Adedavoh, who eventually died of the disease during the process.
93 Days tells the real story of the men and women who actively fought to prevent the spread of the disease in Nigeria.
Delivering a powerful performance, Bimbo Akintola, who acts as the female consultant who contacted the government after discovering Patrick Sawyer was infected with the virus.
The movie which was directed by Steve Gukas is coming soon to Nigerian cinemas.
It’s amazing how Nollywood has created an accurate narration of an important experience in Nigerian history. You can watch the trailer here.