The aftermath of Funmi Fiberisima’s ‘Onikola’ Movie Premier

ONIKOLA, Funmi Fiberisima's first film as a producer, premiered at the Silver Bird Cinema at Ikeja City mall over the weekend. The premiere featured a lot of guest stars and notable figures in the industry. Onikola is a film that brings to light the harmful side effects of female circumcision without flogging the viewers over the head with the message. It is a very entertaining-romantic movie as well as complete with all the elements that bring it home as a unique and entertaining movie. It is the kind of movie that would make us proud in our heritage and provoke the minds of Africans to think about the evil of female circumcision.

Written by Gbenga Adesanya, Steve Anu Adesemoye, and Abosede Oshin the cast includes Funmi Fiberesima, Fatai Rolling Dollar, Dejumo Lewis, Ara, Sunday Afolabi Ronke Ojo and Ibrahim Chatta. There is a blend of up and coming actors from Next Movie Star reality show like the talented Yinka Salau from the 2012 edition. Shot in Iseyin in Oyo State, the movie weaves a blend of iconic and traditional scenes with the compelling story of love without losing sight of the issues at stake. Fiberisima adds that the movie will be formally released after the premiere. The event was crowned at the end of the day with DVD copies of the movie in shelves at the doors for the viewers to buy and take home it is clear that F Fiberisima’s production partnering with Entertainment Fore Communication (Eforce the new mega distribution channel for entertainment products in Nigeria) is the beginning of many good things to come.