Bola Afolabi
Popular filmmaker, Muyiwa Ademola, grew so ambitious about his new film, ‘Ori The Rebirth’, that he built an aircraft from the scratch.
The film features a talented cast, including Sola Sobowale, Lateef Adedimeji, Omowunmi Dada, Odunlade Adekola, and Toyin Abraham.
He had to do so because there is an air rash scene in the movie, which is a remake of his 2003 stardom film, ‘Ori’.
Interestingly, Ademola funded the new movie himself, saying he had to borrow some money.
Speaking on TVC , he said, “When I started filming ‘Ori: The Rebirth’, I put everything I had into it, borrowing from friends and family because I’m the executive producer. I raised all the money myself because I didn’t want anyone to call me out if it failed.
“In my home, we had to reduce some spendings but my wife and children were supportive.
He said: “As a producer, there is always that one film that after you do it, you notice things changing for the better, and that is what happened to the film ‘Ori,’ which was shot in 2003 and released in 2004.
“It was massive; it was the movie that took me out of the country for the first time, and won several awards, including AMAA awards for the ‘Best Indigenous Movie.’ So it brought a lot of beautiful things.
“But when it clocked 20 years, I thought of immortalising the film and something that would outlive me.
“So, in 2023 we shot ‘Ori The Rebirth’ rebirth. It was the things that came with the first ‘Ori’ that inspired me to do something about it and now it has been done.”
