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| L-R: Director, Movie titled- Road to Yesterday, Ishaya Bako;
Actress, Chioma Omerua; Producer, Genevieve Nnaji; Actor, Oris Erhuero; Co-
Producer, Chinny Onweghenu and Regional Director West Africa, Mnet, Wangi
Mba-Udokwu, at a press conference on T.E.N’s Road to Yesterday, a movie
produced by Genevieve Nnaji in Lagos…at the weekend. Photo: Bode Agbede |
BY ADA
DIKE
On Friday, November 13, 2015, the media had an
interesting interactive session with the cast, crew and a sponsor of the soon
to be released film, Road To Yesterday. Below are their responses:
I
am really proud of the job -Director, Ishaya Bako
The director and co-writer of the film, Ishaya Bako,
traced the genesis of the film by telling the press how it all started when they
were working on another project altogether, then Genevieve said, “This is the
story I have.”
Bako believes “Road to Yesterday is a love story and
a different kind of film that people are used to. I wrote the script with my
writing partner. I am happy that we were able to produce the film. It is a
fantastic film and I am really proud of the job.”
TEN
is not just here to invest in content but also in people – Genevieve Nnaji
In this film, Genevieve was not just an actress but
was also the producer. She shares her experience, the challenges she faced and
how she was able to balance it: “The challenge was being the producer and
playing a role as Victoria. I had to focus on Victoria. I took a back seat and
focused on the film while my partner and the Executive Producer of the film, Chinny
Onweghenu, was behind the camera. I think I am blessed to have had capable
hands. Every challenge was a welcome
blessing.”
The
story: “I had the story for about 24 years and I tried to
get the story written by someone, he did not quite get it. I hired a foreigner,
he did not get it. But, it took a young Nigerian writer to actually give me
what I wanted. We should encourage our youth to learn on the job. TEN is not
just here to invest in content but also in people to help them grow in the
industry. We want it to be a film Nigerians are proud of.”
