Igbo film, Onye Ozi, by Mr Obi Emelonye

Onye Ozi, new Nollywood film

Onye Ozi (The Messenger) is a Nollywood film that was acted in Igbo language - mostly central Igbo dialect. Even the white British characters had to learn their lines in Igbo. Funny eh! It will be subtitled in English though to gain a wider audience.

Set on various locations in London, Onye Ozi tells the story of a Nigerian Igbo man, Metu (played by Okey Bakassi) who has just arrived London from Lagos after a quick marriage to Mkpurumma (played by Ngozi Thompson). Metu has a two year plan to return to Nigeria very rich. But in the course of his stay in London, he becomes involved in scenarios that would shock him and make him realise that you can run but you cannot hide...all that glitters is not gold...the journey of a man blah blah blah.

Other artists in this one-of-a-kind movie include Adesua Atuanya (Adaugo), Ngozi Igwebike (Mkpurumma), Nekky Agu (Paramedic), my humble self, Iffy Chukwu (Pastor) and many others who as I write this are working hard to bring the movie to the point where they'll hear, "it's a wrap!"

Onye Ozi proves to be a hilarious but serious movie.

This movie is directed by Mr Obi Emelonye, a Nollywood film writer and director based in the UK. This is not his first, neither is it is last. In fact, his last two movies Mirror Boy and The Last Flight to Abuja drew rave reviews in the Nigerian entertainment industry and the Diaspora. Other movies to his credit are Echoes of War, The Asylum, Quiet Storm.

His desire to project something new to the Nollywood entertainment industry and beyond is contagious.

Onye Ozi  is the first Nollywood Igbo film produced in London. FACT.

I will be posting details of the premiere, interviews ...I’m not promising any gossips though...seriously.

These are pictures from Day 7seven of the shooting.

Okey Bakassi as Metu

Camera man with Mr Emelonye