Hello, thank you!

Our ideas for the film did not necessarily change, we had to modify it down to the level that our budget could afford and that was early in the development stage.

70% of the film remained the same, the one thing we had to really compromise for was the final scene and it influenced our decision on how we approached the scene greatly.

We can go into details but would have to spoil the film, let us know if that's fine.

Well, we think that every actor or even any professional on a film set has their process and approach to work, some actors might enjoy the director that says 'Here's my idea for this character" and some actors might not. What's most important in the end is that there is a conversation between both parties (Directors and Actors) to figure out a way to work and bring out the best possible product.

Some Nigerian films we can recommend are: 1. Juju Stories: This is an anthology by the surreal 16 collective 2. King of Boys (the first film and the next installment which is a series ) are available on Netflix, directed by Kemi Adetiba, 3. Eyimofe directed by Ari and Chuko Esiri, 4. O town directed by C.J Fiery 5. Lionheart directed by Genevieve Nnaji 6. The lost okoroshi by Abba T. Makama, 7. La femme Anjola by Mildred Okwo

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Most of these films are available on streaming platforms like Netflix or Amazon Prime.

We hope this was helpful

Thank you very much, we are very glad you liked the film. The short is a proof of concept and we hope that we are able to get funding to make the bigger and complete version of this film. fingers crossed!

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We submitted to just a few festivals.

Yes, very correct! the final fight scene was in that building.

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How is it finding specialists in filmmaking where you are in Nigeria? Cinematographers, film producers, audio engineers, screenwriters, composers, animators, etc.?

I’m assuming there’s tons of talent, but is it an easy process to hire a film crew?

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Hi, congratulations on your new film and thanks for the link! My question is; over the 3 years of making 'Ogun Ola' did your ideas for the film change from what you had originally envisioned? If so how much would you say?

Thanks!

Congrats!!! What has been the most challenging from the project?

Curious your thoughts on Morgan Freeman's comments about writer directors...

"Too many of them get in the way. You get the title of ‘director’ and you start directing actors rather than directing the movie."

“I don’t like to be directed. The worst culprits are writers who direct their own material. Oh God.”

“When you arrive on set and the director goes, ‘Here’s my idea for this character,’ I go, ‘I’ll be right back!’ Or — and this was told to me by a really good director — he said, ‘Okay, here’s what I think your character is thinking at this moment. "You tell me what I’m thinking? I’ll tell you what I’m thinking. You figure out where to put the camera and the light.

"If you want me to go faster or to go slower, you can say that.”

Can you recommend some Nigerian films that in your opinion are interesting ?

Just watched your film - and it's great! Is there any plans to create a sequel/series following the ascent of the young god, Ola?

Also, have you guys submitted this short to some film festivals?

Are you going to do a film about the world famous waterfalls from your home town?

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Was the final fight scene in that uncompleted building?

Well, challenges arose at every phase of making this film, a chunk of them were from Post-production. On several occasions, the team kept going back on certain VFX shots just to make sure they helped effectively tell the story.

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Another challenge was finding the actress who plays the mother, as the project was very low budget we couldn't afford bringing in a professional actress and there was zero to no actors who were available in our vicinity. We had to delay shooting for almost 3months to find a schedule that could work for our available actors , a part of the delay was also finding the right house for our characters, we eventually had to settle for an uncompleted building in which our production designer worked on to look like a house that would work for the scenes we wanted to have filmed.

What were some of the challenges you had making this film? Things we would not expect?

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Hey guys film student in Ireland and would love to say congratulations on making the film. Can I ask who would you say are influences for you guys when it comes to cinema?

Well, we were able to reach Mr freeman through our representatives and the rest is history!😁

yes if the project requires it

oh Yes we tried our best to make sure that the film appeals to the global audience both verbally and visually.

Will the film's themes and plot make sense to people who aren't familiar with Yoruba mythology?