Genevieve Nnaji, the Nigerian born actress is currently Nollywood’s woman of the moment and this has a lot to do with the huge success of her directorial debut Lionheart.
Lionheart premiered over the weekend at the Toronto International Film Festival to amazing reviews and a Netflix purchasing deal.
On Wednesday, the actress was Richard Quest‘s guest on CNN’s Quest Means Business where she shared with the ace broadcaster funding for the movie, Netflix motivation for purchase and more.
“I think the authenticity of the story which was what I loved about it. It provided an environment where I could showcase the things that made me proud of our culture, our talent and our values.
We focused on quality this time,” she told CNN’s Richard Quest on Quest Means Business.
On how she was able to put the movie together, ”For money, we had to self-fund unfortunately, she says, we don’t have adequate funding for movies that we actually intend to go global, there isn’t that provision yet.”
She also explained that Nollywood stands a good chance of going global anytime soon, but she sees language as the only problem that stands as a barrier.
Lion Heart premiered at the TIFF Festival 2018 on Saturday, September 2018.
The comic film by Genevieve Nnaji titled ”Lionheart”
Lionheart centered on the challenges of a female in a male-dominated industry. It is a story of Adaeze, a young lady who steps up to the challenge when her father, Chief Ernest Obiagu, is forced to take a step back from his company due to health issues.
She works with her crude and eccentric brother to save the family business in dire financial straits resulting in crazy and often hilarious results. Genevieve Nnaji stars in Lionheart also features Nkem Owoh, Pete Edochie, and Onyeka Onwenu and other notable stars in the movie.