Oku (left) with Ramsey NoahFrom Enugu, the old capital of the Eastern region where he has chosen to ply his filmmaking career, Okechukwu Oku’s film, BlackRose has become a global sensation and pride to Nigeria.
When you think of Nollywood, your mind might flash to stories of affluence shot in Lekki neighbourhoods or the Ikoyi Bridge, which nearly every movie since 2015 has featured from countless different angles. Your mind most likely never goes to the Southeast, where beautiful stories are being told on a daily basis. x
With the absence of star-studded events and festivals, Eastern cinema tends to strip away the facade of opulence and present to you, a story that gets to the heart of what filmmaking should be about.