OMONI OBOLI IS NOLLYWOOD’S BEST ACTRESS
Aside her winning the Best actress of the year award at the City People and Harlem International Film Festival Awards, the ingenuity of popular Nollywood actress, Omoni Oboli on set has continued to wow fans and critics alike with Lonzo Nzekwe, the producer of Anchor Baby being the latest member of the fold.
In a recent interview at the Sheraton Hotels and Towers, Lonzo Nzekwe who was adjudged one of the twenty emerging directors at the Reelworld film festival revealed that Omoni Oboli remains the best actress he has seen. Lonzo further disclosed that a scene on the set of Anchor Baby further attested to the fact that Omoni is a born actress.
He said, “On the set of Anchor Baby, there was this particular scene where Omoni had to cry and act like one who is deeply frustrated and emotionally disturbed, she got so much into that role that after I had said ‘cut’, the whole crew was spellbound and crying at that stage, I myself, couldn’t distinguish between Joyce Unanga and Omoni Oboli.
Speaking further, Lonzo said “When I watched a few of Omoni's movies, I was convinced that she has the ability to transform the script. Plus, I did a brief background check on her and spoke to her extensively on the phone to know more about her, that's when I decided she was the one”
The movie, Anchor Baby has almost 40 actors with speaking roles that includes frontline actors in the film are Omoni Oboli, Sam Sarpong, Terri Oliver, Colin Paradine, Michael Scratch, Mark Cassius, Rachael Ancheril, Cyrus Faird, Santiago Lopera, and Chris Patterson and about 60 extras.
‘Anchor Baby’ tells the story of Joyce and Paul Unanga, a married illegal immigrant couple living in the US; they have been ordered by the US immigration to leave the country by voluntary departure. They agree to leave; but only after Joyce who is 5months pregnant delivers her baby inside the US. This will guarantee automatic citizenship for their child. Ignoring the deportation order, the couple goes into hiding. Paul was later caught and deported while Joyce stayed back to struggle on her own to achieve their dream.
‘Anchor Baby’ which has won international awards like Harlem International Film Festival, the Los Angeles Cinema Festival of Hollywood U.S.A and has been officially accepted to screen at the ‘Fans of Film’ film festival in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA will be premiered at the Silverbird Galleria on the 9th of December, 2010 and will hit cinemas across the country on the 10th of December.
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