MIRROR BOY PREMIERE ROCKS LONDON - A NOLLYWOOD BREAKTHROUGH

Genevieve Nnaji at the Mirror Boy Premiere - Leicester Square It was pandemonium yesterday at the London Premiere of the Nollywood  film  The Mirror Boy as fans and movie aficionados clambered to enter the sold out venue. The Empire stands in the heart of London’s West end and has hosted some of the greatest performers in the entertainment world. The Mirror boy is the first African Movie ever to grace west end screens and has raised the bar for future producers and film makers. The 1,000 seat arena was completely filled up while hundreds of adoring fans left disappointed as they were unable to purchase tickets and gain entry. The star’s were all present and got on stage to give thanks and speeches. The line up included Genevieve Nnaji, Osita Ohiheme, Fatima Jabbe (Gambian) , Edward Kagutuzi (Ugandan), John Charles Njei (Gambian) and a few others. Genevieve , Osita and Edward were given a standing ovation as they mounted the stage to give their speeches. Genevieve Nnaji, wore a body hugging short dress confirmed that it was undoubtedly the biggest premiere she had ever  attended.  Osita Iheme Fatima Jabbe Osita Iheme Genevieve gracing the Red Carpet Obi Emelonye - The man behind the Movie  Victoria Inyama - Nollywood Actress   Right - DJ Abass (DJA Media) Adeline (Music Promoter), Victoria Inyama, Kenneth Asia(Award winning photographer and Nollywood Uncut Media Director), Theodora Ibekwe( Founder Miss Elegant Pageant)   Fatima Jabbe - Starred as the wicked Queen Eddie Kadi - Comedian Carol Jiani - Singer / Songwriter Genevieve in motion    Mirror Boy Premiere hostesses    Alex  Amosu - founder RnB Ringtones   Amy Mammy ABOUT THE MOVIE The Mirror Boy” is an enthralling journey through the picturesque terrains of The Gambia, as seen through the eyes of a London-born 12 year old boy, TIJANI. On the 13th of June and wholly out of character, TIJANI gets involved in a street fight in which a boy is hurt. Convinced that TIJANI needs discipline, TEEMA, his mum decides to take him to the Gambia to live with her sister.  On their arrival in Banjul, TIJANI encounters what he considers to be a simple apparition- a boy smiling at him in a mirror and vanishing afterwards. However, seeing the same boy in a crowded street market the next day sets in motion a chain of events that culminates in him getting lost. While the panic-stricken TEEMA struggles with the Police Force to find her son in an intriguing game of survival brinkmanship, TIJANI is left alone in the company of the enigmatic MIRROR BOY who is only visible to him. As a bruising spiritual rite of passage, the MIRROR BOY takes TIJANI on a magical journey through the dark belly of the forest. After a series of edge-of-the-seat adventures in the forest, TIJANI emerges the next day, a bewildered boy; for whom the lines between reality and fantasy; between the physical and the spiritual have been forever blurred. His arrival at a time of mourning for a small kingdom upsets the evil machinations of a desperate Queen who; threatened by his innocent presence; is not afraid wield her mysterious powers. A cathartic climax helps TIJANI to unravel the mystery of the MIRROR BOY. It also provides him with a rather mystical explanation for the way his life has cascaded from the 13th of June towards this inter-twined fate with a father he has never met.