Find out what former Mr. Nigeria, BRYAN OKWARA thinks about TOBI
Former Mr. Nigeria, Bryan Okwara has described the
production of the TOBI, a Nigerian movie shot on the streets of New York as a
remarkable feat for the producer, Emmanuel Ijeh and the nation as a whole.
Okwere who has also dabbled into movies noted that Nigeria
is gradually getting the big picture adding that there was still so much to do
in the realm of production and quality.
One fact that Okwara and very many Nigerias would
attest to is the wind of change that has hit the nation’s movie industry in
recent times.
In the last one decade, the Nigerian movie industry has
witnessed a rapid growth in the quality of the movies churned out by Nigerians;
both at home and in the Diaspora.
Interestingly, Nigeria’s cinema culture has once
again be revived with the gradual rise in the number of cinemas in the country
as well as the caliber of businesses transactions that occur therein.
Okwara’s emergence as the country’s number one man via the
globally recognized Mr. Nigeria
contest in 2007 has remained one of the most important chapters in his life and
even Okwara once acknowledged this.
This drama explores the consequences of what happens when
21-year-old Tobi (Mark Williams) bows to the dark side of gang pressure. In a
flash, a seemingly morally upright young man gets caught in a web of violence,
guns, bloodshed, drugs, parental expectations and conflicting voices in his
head. Interestingly, the bond of brotherhood also stretches the thematic window
of choices and sacrifice. The director, Bethels Agomuoh further bridges the gap
between the Nollywood and Hollywood by shooting
a Nigerian picture in the United
States with a healthy blend of American and
Nigerian cast.
TOBI been scheduled to premiere in Nigerian cinemas on April
13, 2012 and will feature a red carpet premiere in Lagos.
The movie is proudly supported by Silverbird Cinemas, Wazobia
FM, STV, Blue Pictures, Emani Studios, AIT, City Mall, DSTV, ROK Productionz, Sweet
Sensation, Galaxy TV, Simply Samad MEDIA, Nollywood America, Swish Interactive and a
growing list of partners and sponsors.
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