#Repost @shockng — 🗞⚡️EXCLUSIVE: What do you think Nigeria would look like if Oil was never discovered??
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Principal photography for History Drama "A Land Apart" Directed By Bem Pever is underway in the capital city of Nigeria.
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The movie is set against the backdrop of an alternate history where Nigeria never discovered oil but instead, Agriculture. It follows an illegitimate daughter's rise to power in the biggest agricultural corporation in West Africa, and this sets in motion a geopolitical power struggle that threatens the nation’s downfall.
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Nollywood superstars Richard Mofe-Damijo, Daniel Etim-Effiong, Onyeka Onwenu, Sam Dede, and newcomer Princess Mufeedah are confirmed in this feature.
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A Land Apart is a co-production between Take 7 Media and Sutoritera Limited with Bem Pever, Emil Garuba, and Sally Williams Ngwobia serving as Producers. The drama in development since 2021 is targeting a nationwide cinema release 📽️
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Alt-history film A Land Apart is one to look out for because it harnesses Nigeria’s cultural diversity as well as its overlooked Agricultural sector into a powerful force for a better tomorrow.
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Again, what do you think Nigeria would look like if Oil was never discovered? Find out in A Land Apart 🎬
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#ALandPart #ShockNG #AltHistoryFilm #RMD #OnyekaOnwenu #PrincessMufeedah #DanielEtimEffiong #AdamGarba #SamDede #PreachBassey #Take7Media #BemPever #EmilGaruba #Sutoritera #COMINGSOON #🇳🇬
Day one at the Marché...
What a day. Trekking from one end of the Croisette to the other, back-to-back meetings, screenings squeezed between, and somehow ending up in rooms with actual, no-kidding, you-know-the-face
celebrities along the way 😎
Cannes is wild. Beautiful. Overwhelming. Energising. All of it at once.
And thank God I brought the right shoes. Comfort over flex, every single time 👟
More to come 🎬
#MarcheduFilm #Cannes2026 #GoesToCannes #Sutoritera #CannesDiary #🇳🇬 #🇫🇷
The @marchedufilm kicks off today!!!
I'm honoured to be one of five filmmakers selected for the @afriff Goes to Cannes Works-in-Progress showcase at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival 🇫🇷 and I'm bringing ASHAWO with me 👠
ASHAWO is a Nigerian crime thriller written and directed by me, set in the underworld of the nation's capital city 🇳🇬 — a film about a young drug-addicted sex worker who refuses to disappear when the system tries to bury her. We're heading to the Croisette with our proof of concept locked, our team stacked, and ready to make the right connections to take this film into production 🎬
📍16 May · 12:00 · Palais K
If you're going to be at Cannes — sales agents, distributors, producers, festival programmers, fellow filmmakers — drop me a DM. Looking forward to good conversations and finding the right partners for ASHAWO.
À bientôt sur la Croisette.
#GoesToCannes #MDF #MarchéDuFilm #Cannes2026 #Sutoritera #🇳🇬
Had a great time on @trusttv_news with my friend Chimmeli Ofily yesterday. Always refreshing to sit down and have honest conversations about storytelling, Nigerian cinema, and everything happening in the global film space right now.
Big thanks to the Trust TV team for having me 🙏🏾
#TrustTV #DailyTrust #Filmmaking #Nollywood #Sutoritera #🇳🇬
To Cannes with Love 🇫🇷
TO ADAEGO WITH LOVE - written & produced by Brenda Garuba (@chibrenda90 / @zivaworksltd@tade_production ), and which I had the honour of co-producing, is officially a finalist at @nifsummit Best of Africa Film Showcase, 13 May 2026, Le Gray d'Albion Hotel, Cannes, France 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
Fresh off Best Feature Film and Best Screenplay wins at @afriff 2025, Adaego now steps onto the Croisette.
This is for every African story that deserves a global stage 🎬
Huge thanks to the Best of Africa programme, and to our cast, crew, and every collaborator who poured into this film. We move 💕
#ToAdaegoWithLove #NIFS #Cannes2026 #BestOfAfrica #🇳🇬 #🇫🇷
An alternate Nigeria. A fractured family. A nation on edge. The world is about to see it 🙌🏾
Paris. Then Cannes. 🇫🇷
A double moment for A LAND APART — directed and co-produced by Bem Pever (@bempever / @take7media ), which I had the honour of co-writing and co-producing.
🎬 NIFS Paris 2026: Finalist, Meet the Best of Africa Industry Elevator Pitch · 6–7 May 2026
🎬 Cannes 2026: Finalist, The Best of Africa Film Showcase · 13 May, Le Gray d'Albion Hotel, Cannes
This is for every Nigerian story that deserves a global stage. Huge gratitude to @nifsummit , the Best of Africa programme, and every collaborator who's carried this story with us. Thank you 🙏🏿
#ALandApart #NIFSParis2026 #Cannes2026 #BestOfAfrica #Take7Media #Sutoritera #CACOP #🇳🇬🇫🇷
Repost @nollywoodcom ~ ❇️ @afriff announces the 5 films representing it @marchedufilm Cannes 2026! 🎬
The selected titles are Robert Peters’ ‘Family Secrets’, Hakym Reagan’s ‘Insights’, Emil Garuba’s ‘Ashawo’, Obi Emelonye’s ‘Achalugo’, and Valencia Joshua’s ‘The Boy and His King’. ✨
#GoestoCannes #MarcheDuFilm #Cannes2026 #Sutoritera #🇳🇬🇫🇷
Cannes, nous voilà!
Once again, I'm honoured to be among the five filmmakers selected to pitch my feature film work-in-progress project ASHAWO at the 2026 @marchedufilm as part of AFRIFF Goes to Cannes.
Massive thanks to the Africa International Film Festival @afriff , the AFRIFF Film & Content Market @acfm , @sibekothemba , and @realchiomaude for the continued belief in African storytelling and the filmmakers carrying it forward.
🔜 16 May · 12:00 · Palais K
To my fellow selected filmmakers, à très bientôt. See you in the South of France. 🍷🎬
#GoesToCannes #MarchéDuFilm #Cannes2026 #AFCM #Sutoritera #🇳🇬 #🇫🇷
Some news... ✍🏿
I've been selected as one of the Top 5 finalists in the Fable Forge Storytelling Competition 🕺🏿🕺🏿🕺🏿
My entry is a story about courage. About the people history forgets. About the truth that even legends sometimes need help.
I grew up on these tales. To see one I've written honoured in this way means more than I can say.
Thank you to everyone at @fableforgestudios_ , and to every storyteller still finding new ways to tell old stories, keep going.
More news soon. 🐍
#FableForge #AfricanFolklore #LegendsReimagined #Top5Finalist #Sutoritera #AfricanStories #🇳🇬
Grateful for the Journey 🎬
Since March, I've had the privilege of serving on the Screening Committee for the 2026 Diversity in Cannes Short Film Showcase. Day after day, I've been immersed in short films from storytellers around the world, each one a window into someone's vision, culture, and heart.
It's never easy. You want to select them all. But you can't. What you can do is honour the trust filmmakers place in you by giving every submission the attention it deserves.
Thanks to Yolonda Brinkley @diversencannes for the honour and opportunity. And to my fellow committee members, thanks for your hard work, dedication, and passion for championing diverse voices.
Official selections coming soon. Best wishes to all the filmmakers. Thanks for sharing your art with us.
#DiversityInCannes #FilmFestivals #CannesFilmFestival #ShortFilms #AfricanFilmmaker #Storytelling #FilmCommunity
