Barring any unforeseen circumstances, Publisher and talk show host, Adesuwa Onyenokwe will be making a major move as she branches off into the movie
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, Publisher and talk show host, Adesuwa Onyenokwe will be making a major move as she branches off into the movie industry via ‘Chatroom’, a reality meets movie concept. A production of Maysquare Studios with Peju Fadirepo as producer and Adesuwa herself as the associate producer.
The movie which is themed around abuse against women, held an unveiling ceremony to kick start the process at the Silverbird Galleria in the presence of partners, film enthusiasts and the media. Inspired by true life events, the movie will have prominent actors such as Damilola Adegbite Attoh, Kanayo O. Kanayo and comedian Akpororo. Also starring in the movie will be Master of Ceremony and On-air personality and television host, IK Osakioduwa as well as Yolanda George Adams fondly called Aunt Landa amongst others. The film will be shot in May in Lagos, Abuja and the United Kingdom.
On how she got entangled with movie production, the producer of the talk show, ‘Seriously Speaking’ said she was initially approached by Maysquare Studios to take on an acting role in the movie, seeing that she wasn’t utilizing her degree in Drama from the Obafemi Awolowo University. But she opted to take on the role of Associate Producer due to her passion for women’s empoweremnet, one of the burning issues the movie plans to address.
Speaking at the launch, the wife of the former governor of Ekiti State and founder of the African Women’s Development Fund and women’s rights activist, Erelu Bisi Fayemi stressed that the message was timely and that there was no better time for the production of the movie. Also speaking at the event, the founder of WFM, Toun Okewale shared a real life experience and passionately expressed her support for the project while calling on attendees to also support the film and what it stands for.
The producers of the movie, Peju Fadirepo and Adesuwa Onyenokwe noted that the project was not just a movie but a movement adding that the film will be extremely entertaining and hilarious without losing its salient and timely message.
