Nigerian Prince (film)
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Running time | 104 minutes |
Countries | Nigeria United States |
Languages | English Ibo |
Nigerian Prince is a 2018 Nigerian-American bilingual
Cast
- Antonio J Bell as Eze
- Chinaza Uche as Pius
- Tina Mba as Grace
- Bimbo Manuel as Smart
- Ebbe Bassey as Mercy
- Dean Cameron as Bob
- Crystabel Goddy as Bimbo
Plot
A stubborn Nigerian-American teenager Eze (Antonio J. Bell) is forced to go to Nigeria by his mother. He then joins his cousin Pius (Chinaza Uche) who runs an online scamming business. He joined the online scamming business to collect the required amount of money in order to return to the US.
Production
The film project was announced by debutant director Faraday Okoro who previously helmed few short films such as Full Windsor and Blitz which were also screened in film festivals. He penned the script along with Andrew Long which was also supported by the executive producer of the film Spike Lee. Lee also guided and mentored Okoro to write the screenplay of the film.[1]
In April 2017, Nigerian Prince was shortlisted as one of the five finalists of the inaugural edition of the AT&T Presents: Untold Stories, a project which was initiated in 2017 by AT&T in collaborative partnership with Tribeca, Tribeca Film Festival and Tribeca Film Institute to financially support the underrepresented film projects of underrated emerging upcoming male and female filmmakers in Hollywood.[4] Okoro was adjudged the winner of the inaugural edition on 20 April 2018 and was granted US$1 million for the production of the film.[5][6] The film eventually became a winning project of AT&T Presents and it is also the first feature film to have completed with a grant from the Untold Stories.[7]
The film was predominantly shot and set in Lagos, Nigeria and the principal photography of the film was wrapped up within 12 months. Soon after the completion of the film, it was slated for the worldwide premiere at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival.[8]
Distribution
The US theatrical distribution rights of the film was sold to the
Release
The film was screened at the
References
- ^ a b "Nigerian Prince | 2018 Tribeca Film Festival". Tribeca. Retrieved 2020-08-29.
- ^ "'Nigerian Prince' proposed movie on email scammers wins $1 million grant | Premium Times Nigeria". 2017-04-24. Retrieved 2020-08-29.
- ^ Schager, Nick (2018-04-25). "The Nigerian Prince Scam Gets the $1 Million Movie Treatment". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2020-08-29.
- ^ O'Falt, Chris (2018-04-25). "One Year and $1 Million: 'Nigerian Prince' Filmmaker Returns to Tribeca After a Bold Experiment". IndieWire. Retrieved 2020-08-29.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-08-29.
- ^ Spangler, Todd (2017-04-10). "AT&T Teams With Tribeca Film Festival to Grant $1 Million to One 'Underrepresented' Filmmaker". Variety. Retrieved 2020-08-29.
- ^ Obenson, Tambay (2018-10-19). "As Netflix and AT&T Take On Nigerian Cinema, the Country's Film Industry Is Searching to Define Itself". IndieWire. Retrieved 2020-08-29.
- ^ a b "Faraday Okoro's film to premiere at Tribeca Film Festival". Pulse Nigeria. 2018-03-15. Retrieved 2020-08-29.
- ^ McNary, Dave (2018-06-27). "AT&T-Tribeca's 'Nigerian Prince' Bought by Vertical Entertainment". Variety. Retrieved 2020-08-29.
- ^ N'Duka, Amanda (2018-06-27). "Vertical Entertainment Nabs Rights To Tribeca Pic 'Nigerian Prince'". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-08-29.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-08-29.
- ^ Gleiberman, Owen (2018-10-18). "Film Review: 'Nigerian Prince'". Variety. Retrieved 2020-08-29.
- ^ "Movie starring Tina Mba, Bimbo Manuel will hit US cinemas on October 19". Pulse Nigeria. 2018-09-20. Retrieved 2020-08-29.
- ^ Bean, Travis. "Every New Movie Coming To Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, HBO, Disney+ And Apple TV+ This Weekend". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-08-29.
External links
- Nigerian Prince at IMDb
- Nigerian Prince at Rotten Tomatoes
- Nigerian Prince on Netflix