Have you ever been asked for something more than your qualifications?
Not experience.
Not talent.
Not hard work.
But something you should never have to give.
Behind closed doors…
In quiet offices…
Under the weight of promises disguised as opportunities…
Some women are told the price of success.
And when the world looks away, silence becomes the system.
A short film that pulls back the curtain on a truth many women know too well
SEX FOR JOBS
This short film dares to open that conversation.
Before the story of Love Lost, there was another story.
The story that explains how it all began.
If Love Lost moved you, Before Love Lost will stay with you.
OUT NOW !
Premiered#amvca March 8 on YouTube
In honor of International Women’s Day
YouTube : STUDIO GENIUS
Executive producer
@studio_genius_
Producer
@realmiriamcole
Director
@studio_genius_
Cast
@mazi__amukwe@viollettashury@epocreations@realmiriamcole
Crew
Production Manager: @otlakes
D.o.P : @joe_world_media@trapthemoment_
Gaffer : td_e.olabankole
Sound : @akinseye700
BTS : @jc_ares
Makeup : @creative_credo
AND WE LIVE ON YOUTUBE!
LOVE LOST OUT NOW !
A woman’s life unfolds in tragic shadows as her once loving husband, devastated by the loss of his job, descends into violence. In a moment of chaos and despair, she kills him.
As guilt and confusion take hold, the film delves into whether their fate was sealed by blood or if free will could have altered their tragic course, exploring the haunting question:
Is this tragedy a murder or the law of survival written in blood?
Cast
Deborah - Miriam Cole @realmiriamcole
Emeka - GODSWILL Louis Nnachi @mazi__amukwe
Detective - Kenny Jude Omosehin @ajeri_jehovah
Doctor - Chimee Goodness @beautyby_credo
Executive producers: @studio_genius_@realmiriamcole
Director : Paul Lasisi @studio_genius_
Producer; Miriam Cole @realmiriamcole
Director of Photography
Adebayo Adeyemi
Camera assistant
Joe Akinola
Screenplay
John Colins @jc_ares
Sfx /Makeup
Chimee Goodness @beautyby_credo
Sound Recording
Akinseye Abiola : @abiola.akinseye
Continuity
Mathew Lasisi @j.e.d.a.b.l.a.c.k
BTS
Akano Ayomide @jeo_world_media
Sound design
James Abiodun @wavebyjames
🦉Hedwig sent in another mail today 📬.
Congratulations to the Cast and Crew of ÒKOLÀ,
We have received another Festival Selection @thefilmjoint ✨
Many more to come as we get closer to the official poster and Trailer release date for the Project ÒKOLÀ
🦉Hedwig delivered a mail today📬
Congratulations to the Cast and Crew of ÒKOLÀ. We have received our First Festival Selection✨
Many more to come. Stay tuned as we anticipate the official Poster and Trailer release date for the Project ÒKOLÀ.
Love’s Lost joins the lineup for AAIFF 2025 in partnership with Brixton Film Festival (UK) — a story that strips away silence and exposes the hidden scars of love turned violent.
This November, it will screen at Nile Cinemas Ikota Lagos and in December, it will screen at the Brixton film festival , London, as part of our cross-continental showcase connecting African stories to the world.
Come watch. Come feel. Come support.
Because every story deserves to be seen.
#AAIFF2025 #BrixtonFilmFestival #NileCinemas #Love’sLost #AfricanCinema #IndieFilm #WomenInFilm #ShortFilm #FilmFestival #FromAfricaToTheWorld
IDENTITY and LINEAGE: Ila Kiko marks identified a person’s family, clan, or region, especially useful during wars, slavery, or migration.
#okola #projecfokola #shortfilm #tribalmark #culture
