Rise of The Saints, a feature-length film produced by Grand Redemption Platform, co-produced by Accelerate TV, and distributed by Silverbird Film Distribution will become available to view in cinemas on October 9, 2020.
The film is a fictitious spin on events that take place centuries after the happenings in the account of the legend of Moremi Ajasoro – Princess of the Yoruba Peoples, are reported to have occurred.
A special viewing with industry stakeholders is scheduled to take place in Filmhouse IMAX cinemas, Lekki a few days before the actual release date. The film features Nollywood veterans like Rachel Oniga, Tina Mba, Peter Fatomilola, and Deyemi Okonlawon as well as newcomers like Teleola Kuponiyi who makes his acting debut playing the lead character in the story.
The director, Samuel O. Olateru said in this project’s aim, besides the opportunity to tell such an important story in a different light, is to show young Nigerians the benefit of being resourceful in the face of adversity. He also went on to say that in a country where the foremost citizen considers a large percentage of its youths to be lazy and unproductive, the core principle of his Grand Redemption Platform outfit would be to provide an enabling space for young people to network and apply themselves positively despite discouraging socio-economic factors. Ultimately, the Grand Redemption Platform, producers of the film, are a group of creatives who come together on a project-to-project basis, leveraging each individual’s capabilities and motivations to produce creative pieces.
Rise of The Saints was originally scheduled for release on April 17, 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown measures put in place by the Federal Government, the release was pushed forward and will now be available in cinemas nationwide starting from October 9, 2020.
Here is a call to well-meaning Nigerians who would love to support young creatives – go see the film when it comes out and keep the conversation going. Do well to share on social media when you can.
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