SAHEED APANPA TALKS ABOUT THE MOVIE, DAGGER
Saheed Apanpa, Nigeria’s foremost and internationally recognized
director, producer and film maker, who
has been in the Nigerian Film Industry for almost a decade now. Speaks with the Libby's Blog on his
new movie, ‘Dagger’ and his dream for the Nigerian Film Industry.
Q: How long have you been in the Movie Industry ?
A: 7 years professionally and in total 9 years
Q: What inspired you ?
A: My inspiration came from my love for entertainment and
writing. I actually started as a writer when I was in New York, United States
about 20 years ago. I had the love for creating characters on papers and I knew that one day the same
characters I’ve been creating on paper will be visualized.
I never knew that I’ll go into Directing or Production fully
but I always wanted to write. So I started writing, then the writing got me
here.
Q: How many known celebrities have you worked with ?
A: I’ve worked with a
lot of them like, Jide Kosoko, Iyke Ogbonna, Oge Okoye, Bolanle Ninalowo,
Esther Audu, Mike Godson amongst others.
Q: How many movies have you directed so far ?
A: I can’t count because there some films that my name is
attached to that possibly I’m not the director but I lined-produced the film.
Movies such as, ‘Couple of Days’, ‘Two Sides of A Coin’, one way or the other
my name was attached to these movies. For the movies, I’ve directed we have,
‘Dagger’, ‘Dark Closest’, ‘Trapped’, ‘Power of Tomorrow’, ‘Six Months Maddest’
and so much more. I can’t count because I’ve directed a lot of movies.
Q: Tell us about the movie, ‘Dagger’ ?
A: Dagger is a movie that has to do with marriages,
infidelity, disloyalty, and so many aspects of life. I actually wrote the film
and produced and directed it as well. It will be in the Cinemas Nationwide on
December 8 th, 2017. It starred
actors like, Bolanle Ninalowo, Seun Akindele, May Owen, Inem Peters and many
more. A couple of artists that I’ve worked with in the past, were also involved
in the project and we were able to achieve the film. They also brought out the
beauty of the movie, ‘Dagger’.
Q: Why should people watch Dagger ?
A: I want you to come and watch Dagger because you’ll get
your money’s worth. It’s a story that has depth, that was told well and you’ll
learn from it morally and learn about issues that occur in marriages. You’ll
get to know why it occurs, what to do and what not to do when these issues come
up. You’ll learn a lot from Dagger, so you come and watch it.
Q: Where do you see Saheed Apanpa Media five years from now
?
A: Well, that’s too long because in the next two years we’ll
be collaborating with some international artists to get to work with some of
artists here in Nigeria.
Q: What are your goals, vision for the Nigerian Film
Industry ?
A: To be the first Director to bring Oscar Awards to the
industry.
Q: What advice will you give to upcoming Directors in
Nigeria ?
A: The thing is this, don’t because others are doing it. You
need to have the zeal, go to film schools, work towards, be passionate about it
and be committed to it. You’ve to always read, watch films, so that you can
learn more. There’s a saying that, “if you ten scripts to ten directors then
you have ten different films.” So you just have to do something that people can
connect to the story you’re telling.
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