Filmmaker speaks on what makes a film "great" for her

chibumga izuzu

February 17, 2016 3:57 PM

A great film is one that changes my state from when I got in the cinema or when I press the play button ,to the end of the movie. - Tope Oshin Ogun.

Nollywood award winning filmmaker

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She also spoke on choosing between being a producer, director and casting director.

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On how she decides if a movie is great.

Taste differs, so what I may regard as a great film may not be what you would regard as a great film, she said.

So for me, a great film is one that resonates my beliefs, my ideas. It's one that leaves me thinking, that changes my state from when I got in the cinema or when I press the play button ,to the end of the movie.

If Something has changed within me, if there's a thought that I leave the cinema with, if there's a shift within my conscienceness, then for me that's a great film.

My first love, my core, my passion is directing, and that is because first and foremost, I'm a storyteller. I'm an artist and I want to create. This is where I find my passion - creating and telling stories.

I find that I'm not just a storyteller, but most of the time I have things that I'm passionate about. I'm passionate about women.

As you might find amongst my most popular works, most of them are about women. I'm very passionate about women and that's because I'm one. Secondly is because within the African society, there are a lot of things that happen to women that we are not allowed to talk about.

Watch full interview below.

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