Kaduna based filmmaking company, The Critics, are set to debut a short film titled ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ง แป๐ฅa - War Is Coming, in partnership with Morgan Freeman and Lori McCreary's The Revelation.
Nigeria's The Critics partners with Morgan Freeman on short film '๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ง แป๐ฅa-War Is Coming'
The short film voiced by Freeman will premiere on the Nigerian film production company on September 29.
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According to Variety, the short film narrated by Freeman "follows the story of รla, a brash teenager who discovers he is the reincarnation of a demigod, and spirals into his destiny, unprepared for the events that come as a result of this discovery."
'Ogun Ola' will debut simultaneously on The Critics YouTube channel and the Smithsonian National Museum of African Artโs +234 Connect Festival: A Celebration of Nigerian Creativity.
Confirming the production, Freeman shared on Instagram, "Today marks the world premiere of the latest #RevEnt Project produced with The Critics (@Thecritics001), an incredibly talented team of young filmmakers from West Africa. Tune in to โWar is Comingโ (Ogun รla) on our partnerโs, @Thecritics001 YouTube Page, to enjoy this coming of age story.
With features on BBC, CNN, Reuters, and Al-Jazeera, among others, the group of young filmmakers became an internet sensation after debuting their short film The Chase, shot entirely on their mobile phones in 2019.
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