8 things you should know about movie premiering September 9

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September 7, 2016 11:29 AM

"Romance is Overrated" revolves around young individuals, who are struggling with their illusions of the idea called 'love'.

A new "Romance is Overrated" poster

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Check out eight things you should know about the movie.

1. Directed by Belinda Yang, the movie is a tapestry of three independent but mutually inclusive short films which reveal young individuals who are struggling with their illusions of the idea called 'love'.

2. This unfolds in three chapters: Slow Fade, Romance is still Overrated and Two Colours of Rainbow.

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3. The movie has been in post-production for nearly 2 years

4. The cast and crew arrived in Calabar and shot all the scenes in one day. They finished shooting 6am the next day, went back to their hotel and headed for Lagos. They continued shooting in Lagos till the next day.

5. RIO has a lot of special effects.'

6. They shot under water.

7. The movie has a fake rain in a scene.

8. Every single crew members except the DOP acted, and this is because the DOP was handling the camera.

Romance is Overrated was shot on in Lagos and Calabar, and stars Bryan Okwara, Kiki Omeili, Keira Hewatch, Omowunmi Dada, Mofe Duncan, Omotu Bissong, Oyekunle Oluwaremi, Chiemele Azurunwa, Judith Audu, Godwin Osakwe and Belinda Yanga.

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