Loving Daniella

  • Loving Daniella
Genre : Drama
Type : Fiction
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2018
Format : Feature
Running time : 80 (in minutes)
http://www.instagram.com/lovingdaniellathemovie/

Efe and Daniella's marriage is a profoundly unique union that exhibits the perfect example of "unconditional love" or does it?
Daniella is a beautifully alluring young woman who has a borderline mental condition that subjects her to frequent episodes which makes her behave like a 7yr old child.
Will Efe stand by her through it all or is it going to be simply impossible Loving Daniella?

starring
Blossom Chukwujekwu, Theresa Edem, Omar Mathurin

a film by Ike NNAEBUE

Nigeria / United States / Antigua, 2018, Fiction, 1h20', Color, in Anglais / Igbo / Nigerian Pidgin, with English Subtitles



Type: Feature Drama
Runtime: 1 hr 20 minutes (80 min) (Nigeria)
Completion Date: February 2, 2018
Production Budget: 150,000 USD
Country of Origin: Nigeria, United States
Country of Filming: Antigua and Barbuda, Nigeria, United States
Language: English
Shooting Format: RED
Film Color: Color

DIRECTOR' S STATEMENT
Filmed on locations in Lagos (Nigeria) Las Vegas (USA) and Antigua (Caribbean Island); this is a fascinating tale of romance, love, passion and of a couple's struggles with an "embarrassing" mental illness.

CAST
Theresa Isemin (aka Theresa Edem)........ "Daniella"
Blossom (AKA Blossom Chukwujekwu)........ "Efe"
Omar Mathurin...
Joseph Benjamin...
Alexx Ekubo (as Alex Ekubo)...
Jide Kosoko...
Rachel Oniga...
Lauvin Phillip...
Julie Hewlett...
Vanessa Sheppard...
Sharon Joshua...
Akindele Kolade...

Produced by
Akin Kolade (AKA Akin Kolade M.D)... executive producer
Bassey Essien... producer
Uddy Udoh... producer

Director
Ike Nnaebue

Writer
Akin Kolade M.D
Ike Nnabue

Music by
Bassey Essien

Cinematography by
Michael Blevins
James M. Costello
Joseph Oladunjoye

Film Editing by
Ike Nnaebue
Mark Solomon

Makeup Artist
Maryan Robinson


FILMING DATES AND LOCATIONS
The movie is filmed in 3 continents: Nigeria (Lagos), in the US (Las Vegas) and Antigua.

FILM RELEASE PLANS
The movie which is to make the rounds of major local and international film festivals upon completion. We plan to use the buzz generated by the movie's screening in these festivals to garner much needed publicity for the eventual theatrical release of the movie and other subsequent various platform releases.

After making local and international festival rounds, "Loving Daniella" will be premiered and screened across major cinemas in Nigeria, Ghana, Antigua and Barbuda and select cities in the United State of America.

Also it will be telecast on DSTV's Africa Magic channel plus other African networks in US and Europe and will eventually be available on the internet for the online community most likely via Netflix.

The movie shall also eventually be released on DVD which shall be promoted and marketed in Nigeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Europe and America

PRODUCTION
Uddy Udoh Films
Proascella Films
Yessab Films

Distributors
Blue Pictures (2019) (Nigeria) (theatrical)
https://bluepicturesng.com/movies-2/


WEB
* https://filmfreeway.com/LovingDaniella
* https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10383450/
* https://guardian.ng/art/loving-daniella-now-in-cinema/
* www.facebook.com/ikennaebue/photos/a.977190525681778/1945760962158058/?type=3
* https://bluepicturesng.com/movies-2/

Release Dates
Nigeria: 15 February 2019
Antigua (Caribbean Cinemas): November 8, 2018

Organizations

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Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Media, Sports and Entertainment Group (MSE)
  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
  • FURTHER ARTS
  • Zimbabwe : Culture Fund Of Zimbabwe Trust
  • RDC : Groupe TACCEMS
  • Rwanda : Positive Production
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam
  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
  • Afrilivres

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