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.
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rom @kanyewest: Yo @iamdbanj and @donjazzymohits get back to NY asap there is still work to be done.
The much talked about Champagne Conversations debuted Sunday,
February 27, 2011 at the Pool side of Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos.
