Mo Abudu, the CEO of EbonyLife Media, has stepped into the writing and directing areas, having accomplished two brief movies – Iyawo Mi and Her Perfect Life – the previous of which is able to display on the Cannes Film Festival’s Short Film Corner this month. Both tasks have additionally been chosen for the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival in August.
The Nigerian media mogul, who has spent the final decade constructing pan-African outfit EbonyLife Media into one of the dynamic firms on the continent, will launch the 2 tasks via her new banner Mo Abudu Films. Both movies tackle psychological well being points from a Nigerian perspective, a topic which is taken into account a taboo subject within the nation and all through Africa.
Iyawo Mi is described as a heart-wrenching story of a younger married man named Kunle, who lives within the impoverished downtown space of Lagos. One night he comes house to search out his spouse Eniola has gone mad, hallucinating and threatening to kill everybody. The brief examines how Kunle takes issues into his personal arms resulting in tragic penalties. Lateef Abedimeji, Bolaji Ogunmola and Segun Arinze star with Jude Chukwuka, Koye Kekere-Ekun and Blessing Obasi in supporting roles.
Her Perfect Life is the story of Onajite Johnson Ibrahim, a lady whom everybody in Lagos desires to emulate. At 39, she has achieved what most girls 20 years her senior could be pleased with: a flourishing profession, a rising enterprise, a loving husband, and two brilliant and exquisite kids. But regardless of the picture-perfect exterior, she desires to finish all of it. The movie options Pearl Thusi and Joseph Benjamin in main roles, with Omowunmi Dada, Uzo Osimkpa, Mary Lazarus, and Christian Paul in supporting roles.
“It is my fervent belief that true artistic expression demands absolute freedom and it is with great pleasure that I have taken the leap of faith to direct my first two short films with the launch of Mo Abudu Films,” mentioned Abudu. “I am thrilled and honored to have both of my short films selected to screen at the prestigious Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival, an important festival for Black film and Black perspective, which is also an Oscar-qualifying festival. This recognition means a lot to me as a filmmaker and as a story teller.”
She added: “I am also excited to showcase my short film Iyawo Mi at the Short Film Corner during the Cannes Film Festival, a global stage that brings together filmmakers from around the world. This is an incredible opportunity to share my vision and my stories with a wider audience, and to contribute to the vibrant and diverse landscape of world cinema.”
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