My first attraction to the unique beauty of Ikom were the ancient Ikom monoliths (Akwanshi) when they were kept in the National Museum in Lagos before the relocation to their state of origin, Cross River State in the south-south region of Nigeria.
The mysterious phallic-shaped volcanic stones were created between 200 and 1000 AD by the Bakor people carved with unique, intricate human-like features and undeciphered Nsibidi-like symbols discovered in the Ikom area of Cross River State.
My second attraction to the unique beauty of Ikom was when I met Nunnsi Ojong at the premiere of "Stigma" on Saturday, April 25, 2015 at the Old Film Unit, Nigerian Film Corporation, Ikoyi, Lagos.
The beautiful tall actress and model from Ikom sashayed to where I was standing with my female friend, light skinned Kimberly, very young beauty pageant queen and model.
Nunnsi wanted me to comment on the HIV/AIDS movie directed by Diminas Dagogo and starring the famous Ghanaian black and beautiful actress, Jackie Appiah, Nollywood diva, Hilda Dokubo and popular actor, Emeka Ike.
We spoke briefly and exchanged contact details before Kimberly and I left for an important appointment at the Four Points by Sheraton in Lekki.
Nunnsi and I communicated afterwards and I got her a small job for a red carpet event in Ikeja on the mainland of Lagos.
She flew in from Calabar and did the job perfectly.
I was impressed by her punctuality which I consider a top priority for professional appointments. So, I invited her to feature in my first documentary film, "Lagos in Motion" in 2016.
The film production is now in post production in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State where I have been staying and working on new creative projects that I would not have thought of if I didn't come to this land of beautiful and wonderful well endowed women.
One of the mothers here calls me In-law.
"The film is beautiful!"
"She is very beautiful and the other one with her."
The women viewing the clips of the footage on the laptop said with glints of excitement in their eyes.
Nunnsi and Celina Ideh, another fast rising Nollywood actress, model and International beauty pageant queen were at the Elegushi beach in Lekki during the first phase of the principal photography in the spring of 2016.
View the clip on Facebook.
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Or on my Screen Naija YouTube channel.
"She is from Ikom in Cross River State and the other one is from Akwa Ibom," I said.
They raised their eyebrows in surprise.
I nodded affirmatively.
"The picture quality is very good," said Matthew, the owner of the office and screener.
"The film market valuation of "Lagos in Motion" is more than US$1,200, 000. The sights and sounds of Lagos in 2016 are not the same today," I said.
"This documentary on people on streets of Lagos is a time capsule of the largest megacity in Africa."
"These are the most beautiful pictures of Nunnsi in any Nigerian film and TV production. I have shown her unique beauty with close up shots of such clarity of her aesthetics not seen in the different roles she has played in Nollywood."
Any filmmaker anywhere in the world who sees her in "Lagos in Motion" will want to have her in a unique role in film and TV productions.
I direct as an artist and a poet using the camera to capture the essence of the appearance of the face in unique facial expressions and body postures.
You will see it in the aesthetics of the unique Ikom beauty of Nunnsi Ojong in "Lagos in Motion" documentary film.
- By EKENYERENGOZI Michael Chima,
The Founder and Publisher/Editor,
NOLLYWOOD MIRROR® Series,
The first book series on Nollywood and the Nigerian film industry.
Screen Outdoor Open Air Cinema (SOOAC)
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