Stand-up comedian-turned filmamaker, Basketmouth, has narrated an experience she had trying to get star actress and filmmaker Funke Akindele, to collaborate with him.
He described it as frustrating, giving the impression that she shunned him.
Speaking on TVC, Basketmouth said getting people to collaborate with could be so intriguing that the partnership itself was more or less a competition.
He said: “With collaborations with filmmakers, it was dramatic. When I started calling all these like Mo Abudu and the rest of them, you know, I had a plan. I was going to start with Funke Akindele, and just run it all through.
“But when I called Funke, she was excited and that was in August, and then the next thing, she never picked up my calls again. But she was making a movie, maybe she was busy, or her phone was on silent, or maybe the phone got spoilt. But yeah, I hope she picks up or responds to my messages.
“I’ve sent over like 25 messages or whatever, but she didn’t respond. So I had to change the whole plan and re-strategize. I had to go to Mo, this and that, but the rest of them came through.
‘I called Mo and normally she doesn’t do stuff like that, but she jumped on it. Sooner or later, I believe that filmmakers in Nigeria will get to understand that collaboration is the new competition.”
