Nigerian actor and filmmaker, Nonso Afolabi, has unveiled her debut written story, Poisonous. Nonso, recognized for her sturdy stage instincts, in depth coaching and relentless pursuit of perfection, has made a major affect with this highly effective quick movie.
Her dedication and stable work ethic have led her to collaborate with famend figures in each studio and impartial movie settings, showcasing her vitality and willingness to go the additional mile.
A graduate of the New York Movie Academy with a specialisation in Performing for Movie, Nonso has since labored with main Nigerian administrators. Her newest challenge, Poisonous, is a compelling quick movie that highlights the dangerous results of drug dependancy and significance of emotional management.
By the tragic story of a pair whose lives unravel resulting from substance abuse and uncontrolled anger, the movie goals to coach viewers on the hazards of drug use and the need of managing feelings to stop harmful behaviours.
Poisonous has already obtained six nominations for the 2024 Toronto Worldwide Nollywood Movie Competition (TINFF), together with Finest Quick Movie – Nollywood, Finest Producer – Quick Movie, Finest Director – Africa, Finest Cinematography – Quick Movie, Finest Actress – African Movie, and Finest First Quick Movie. The competition will maintain from September 5 to fifteen, 2024.
The movie portrays a pair’s night time spiralling into chaos after indulging in exhausting medication, resulting in a violent confrontation fueled by a stunning discovery on a telephone. This gripping narrative delves into the perilous penalties of dependancy and unchecked anger.
When requested why she selected to make Poisonous a brief movie as an alternative of a feature-length film, Nonso defined, “making Poisonous a brief movie permits for a concise and highly effective exploration of its themes. The quick movie format delivers an intense, targeted narrative that shortly captures the viewers’s consideration and leaves a long-lasting affect. Moreover, the shorter period makes it extra accessible for festivals, on-line platforms, and academic functions, successfully reaching a wider viewers with its vital message concerning the risks of drug dependancy and the necessity for anger administration.”
Reflecting on the challenge, she added, “Poisonous is my first ever written story, produced on my own, and I’m each shocked and completely happy to obtain these nominations.”
Drama Serial On Menstrual Well being Debuts On Radio Nigeria NetworkMY Interval My Satisfaction, a drama serial on menstrual well being and hygiene, produced by the Sanitary Pad Media Marketing campaign (SPMC), made a grand debut on the Radio Nigeria Community on Thursday, August 8. It will air weekly, inside ‘Each Lady’, Radio Nigeria’s foremost programme on girls associated points, at 7.30pm. The drama serial is an advocacy instrument to demand free sanitary pads for varsity women from the Nigerian governments throughout all ranges.
In accordance with the promoter, a number of award successful broadcaster, journalist, writer and foremost social campaigner, Anikeade Funke Treasure: “That is an thrilling growth for us; Radio Nigeria is Africa’s largest radio community, with no less than one radio station in each state of the nation. This attain, mixed with the facility of radio in partaking and shaping audiences and publics present a robust alternative to advance our advocacy and mirror the challenges of the woman little one as she struggles with training within the face of interval poverty.”
The 13-week drama collection captures the primary menstruation, menstrual cramps, nervousness over continued training resulting from interval poverty, menstrual hygiene, the consequences of company and authorities intervention on education by donation of menstrual objects to highschool women, the empowerment of ladies, little one abuse and exploitation, the importance of scholarship to indigent college students.
“We hope that the story of Efe, a college woman, and her single mom, which highlights among the challenges households expertise given the rising value of residing in Nigeria and their affect on the menstrual well being of our women, would promote period-centered conversations in public areas.”
The Director Normal, Radio Nigeria, Dr. Mohammed B. Bulama, says: “FRCN has all the time believed in using drama to reflect actuality and obtain social change. Our drama productions dates again to the 50s, they embrace memorable productions reminiscent of Save Journey and Play of the Week, amongst others”. In accordance with him: “Because the main media establishment in radio broadcasting in Nigeria, we’re happy to companion with the Sanitary Pad Media Marketing campaign within the advocacy for entry to menstrual pads for varsity women, to attain a focused and sustained motion on interval poverty. We’re significantly happy with the efforts of Ms. Anikeade Funke Treasure in using drama to amplify the struggles that women and girls encounter with a view to obtain interval dignity.”
The McArthur Basis Africa workplace in Nigeria, underneath the management of Dr. Kole Shettima, gave impetus to the media marketing campaign on menstrual well being and hygiene by supporting the drama manufacturing.
In accordance with the Senior Programme Officer, McArthur Basis, Africa, Dr. Amina Salihu, “Interval poverty is a type of gender based mostly violence and till coverage makers recognise it as such we received’t have the ability to shift the needle when it comes to the correct of insurance policies and legal guidelines.”
Former Vice Chancellor, Afe Babalola College, Prof. Sidi Osho, who chairs the Board of Illuminate Nigeria Growth Community (INDN) underneath which the SPMC runs, states that: “We hope that the collection would stimulate coverage makers, personal sector, and industries to assist this imaginative and prescient, by giving sanitary towels to women by this marketing campaign.”
The drama serial, sub titled ‘Efe’ had aired on six radio stations in 5 states in 2023. They had been Bond FM 92.9FM Lagos, Invicta 98.9FM, Kaduna, Darling 107.3FM Owerri, Hit 95.9FM Calabar, Splash 105.5FM Ibadan, and Radio Now 95.3FM Lagos.
The Convener, SPMC, Treasure is a veteran, multi-genre broadcaster, who retired from Radio Nigeria as an Assistant Director, Programmes. Earlier this yr, the marketing campaign launched, My Interval Tales, a video podcast on African Magic Household, on the DStv and GOtv platforms throughout sub Saharan Africa. It was supported by Multichoice.
The opposite expressions of the marketing campaign embrace an essay competitors for women, and a pad scholarship for varsity aged women which now has virtually 3,000 women in 13 states of Nigeria specifically Lagos, Kano, Oyo, Kaduna, Ogun, Kwara and Benue states.
Others embrace Delta, Ondo, Nassarawa, Bauchi, Plateau and Taraba. The scholarship gives menstrual pads, underwear, beverage, cleaning soap and sanitisers to the ladies month-to-month, as incentives to stay in class. It additionally has two petitions on change.org. The marketing campaign is designed to advocate for a coverage motion by federal and state governments in Nigeria on interval poverty amongst under-served populations.
The SPMC is the primary organisation to embark on a scientific and holistic media marketing campaign within the advocacy for menstrual well being and reproductive well being rights.
