"Naked Beauty" in Production

First clip of my "Naked Beauty" romantic drama set in the Niger Delta in 2006.

https://lnkd.in/p/dUafA6dp

The innocent beauty of people in contrast to the beast of violence in the region caused by oil theft, destruction of oil pipelines and battles of power by the warlords in kidnappings and killings. 

Synopsis

A National Geographic photographer discovers Oma, whose black beauty is the epitome of the greatest treasure of the Niger Delta of NIgeria and he must save her before it is too late.

Naked Beauty is the screenplay of a romantic art film and thriller on the awesome beauty of the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, showing the purity of the nudity of an African virgin on an Island as the personification of the greatest asset of the land which is not her highly priced crude oil, but the people and their exotic cultural heritage. Tonye, a National Geographic adventure photographer from America discovers Oma, the beautiful virgin maiden of Agaja village on Bonny Island who wants more than a village life. And Tonye's exhibition of her exotic beauty makes the cover of the Vogue America magazine. Tonye helps Oma to escape from rape and ruthless militants. She survives a pipeline explosion that killed her closest friend Uli and other villagers. And in spite of her trauma, she gains admission into the University of Port Harcourt.

She becomes an international supermodel.

Original Story by Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima, one of the most notable writers on Nollywood and the screenplay is coauthored with Dr. Christian Chika Onu, the multiple awards winning Nollywood producer at the University of Port Harcourt, the alma mater of many Nollywood stars.

I spent four years on Bonny Island for the research and recce.

"Naked Beauty" screenplay by Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima and Dr. Chika Christian Onu (Living in Bondage 2, Glamour Girls, Karashika, Peacemaker) is the first Nigerian screenplay published for commercial distribution.

"Naked Beauty" is a romantic drama set in Agaja fishing village on Bonny Island in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria.

Naked Beauty

I saw you in the twilight
Disrobed in the state of nature
And I gaped and gasped in awesome delight
Spellbound and elated in rapture
As I beheld your voluptuous features
As I gazed upon your priceless treasures
From peak of the mountain
I went down to the fountain
In the valley of your mons veneris
And holding on to your alluring pillars
I have been transfixed at the altar of your estuary
The estuary of your conjugal sanctuary.

I saw the falconer trading his falcon
With the bounty hunter for his gun
Lost in their lust for your connubial offerings
Spellbound by the allures of your charms
And I came in the fleeting mist of the fleeing night
To behold you even before the Aurora Borealis
And saw you embracing the heavenly light
As Father Heaven kissed Mother Earth
And you were enchanted in heavenly mirth
Oblivious of my winking mortal eyes
Hypnotized in the ether of celestial bliss.
At the unveiling of the beloved daughter of Eve
Made perfect in the bowels of boundless love.

Let the fire be kindled in my heart
The eternal flame of my spirit
The breath of eternity
The ether of life formed in purity
Born bare and born free
As my enchanted eyes can now see
Freed from the chains of pains
The pains of natal travails
Oh! Woman! Thou art the vessel of motherhood.
And in thy mammary gourds abound our first food
How much every man in bound to thy loins
For from the canal every man is born
Through the third eye of Eve where love flows
From the seed sown the fruit is grown
The sweetest fruit of love is found in the virgin
To behold your naked beauty is not a sin.

~~ Orikinla Oosinachi, 2006.

Read the treatment on http://nakedbeautyfilm.blogspot.com/2006/08/making-of-naked-beauty.html

Order the screenplay in paperback or hardcover copies on https://www.lulu.com/shop/michael-chima-ekenyerengozi-and-christian-chika-onu/naked-beauty/hardcover/product-14m9e92r.html

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Murder in the Bedroom, Chapter 2

"Edward is an unrepentant brute. He never showed his true character until after our wedding. He does not make love to me. He has sex like dog. And whenever I was not in the mood, he would force me. I said you are raping me. He laughed it off and said there is no rape in marriage. He would yell that he is my husband and paid the bride price and so he has the right over me and my body, heart and soul," Kikelomo said as she served Ada biscuits and tea.

As Ada was leaving, Edward almost collided with her at the door. He hissed frowning and Ada hissed as she left. He slammed the door and yelled at Kikelomo.

"Gossip queens of Banana Island! Gossiping is all you can do. Tell her whatever you like. Rubbish. There is nothing else you can do. You are my wife for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part."

She did not reply.

"Serve me my lunch!"

She went to the kitchen to bring him food.

"I have to stop that madam gossip from coming to my house before the birth of my child. Because, I don't want what happened to that innocent toddler to happen to my own baby. The mother and her partners in gossip were carried away gossiping and she did not see when her baby walked out of the living room. The nanny was busy in the kitchen. The little boy waddled to the swimming pool, stumbled and fell into the pool. Before they realized what had happened, the baby had drowned. Horrifying tragedy and an innocent baby died, because the foolish mother was gossiping with other women.

Another gossiping wife forgot that she was boiling water in the kitchen and whilst she was gossiping on the phone chor-chor-chor, boom! The kettle exploded!"

Kikelomo did not reply.

A month later, Edward had to travel out of town.

"It is only for four days," he said.

"All right. Have a safe trip. See you soon," said Kikelomo.

"I know you will miss me. The house is always boring without me," he said and smirked.

"Of course," said Kikelomo.

Later that day, Kikelomo made a phonecall.

Two men in construction site overalls came with diggers. And she led them to the bedroom.

"As I said, the pit should have a depth of 12ft. Then  4-inch (100mm) thick reinforced concrete slab of 4ft by 4ft," she said.

"Okay, madam. That's our job," said one of them.

"It will be completed by tomorrow," said his colleague.

They shifted the bed from the wall. 

Kikelomo sighed and went to the living room to watch TV.

This is the the continuation of "Murder in the Bedroom", A Crime Thriller

https://nigeriansreportng.blogspot.com/2026/09/murder-in-bedroom-crime-thriller.html?m=1 

 FAME Week Africa, in partnership with MultiChoice Group, a CANAL+ company, has announced the MultiChoice Group Premium Drama Call for Projects, inviting producers across Africa to submit original drama series concepts for potential commissioning.

The call is looking for high-concept, contemporary drama series that are commercially appealing, action-driven and rooted in authentic African stories. Projects should explore universal themes, offer aspirational storytelling and have the potential to connect audiences across at least two African territories.

Projects can submit concepts in any African language, English or French, as long as their cultural authenticity remains central to the project.

MultiChoice Group and FAME Week Africa Open Drama Commissioning Call for African Producers.

https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=P-50kiWUCUGif5-xXBBnXYp9ssoSYHNKv2LgWATXjrVUQk1KRVcyVkRENTEwUExHTVk3NDRXRjQ5Ui4u

Photos from the World Premiere of "Infant at Heart" in London

 

Photos from the World Premiere of "Infant at Heart", the First Nollywood Igbo Psychological Thriller in London

The director and writer, Aguyi IKEOBI Silence.

The world premiere of "Infant at Heart", the first Nollywood Igbo psychological thriller held on Saturday, October 18, 2025 at the Odeon Greenwich in London, UK. The event attracted many people, including important dignitaries and friends of the director, Aguiyi IKEOBI Silence who also wrote the gripping screenplay. This is his first feature film.

IKEOBI Silence said he made "Infant at Heart" in his mother tongue of Igbo language to make it an original and believable story.

"It is from stories about some Catholic Priests in Eastern Nigeria."

"The movie is an emotional journey that resonates deeply with everyone that has faced loss or confronted the truth by themselves, " said Vera Kanu, the producer.

Starring top Nollywood.stars, Monalisa Chinda Coker, Nkem Owoh and Williams Uchemba, the drama centers on a grieving Justice Ngozi Chimerije dealing with loss, trauma and bipolar disorder when her brother-in-law moves in and a new murder case appears. 

The film deals existential realities of loss, truth, resilience, self-confrontation and the consequences of the trauma of adolescent rape.

SYNOPSIS

After the tragic loss of her only child, Justice Ngozi Chimerije is forced to confront buried trauma. But when her brother-in-law moves in to pursue his studies, and a chilling murder case lands on her desk, her grip on reality begins to slip — and her life hangs in the balance.

View the official trailer on 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-AjTU5A4BYW-slLZJV5wa7b3lB1I47iN/view?usp=share_link

A production of Afrigold TV Ltd and the Executive Producers are Aguiyi IKEOBI Silence and Dr. Olebara Uzoukwu popularly known for "Dr. Mekam" (2018) and "Black Day" (2018). An award winning actress and filmmaker. She also played the role of Mrs. Gbemisola in the movie.

Oby Olebara Uzoukwu 
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm13364798/

CAST

Monalisa Chinda Coker, Nkem Owoh Osuofia, Williams Uchemba, Emeka Darlington, Mike Durueke, Emeka Enyiocha, Bryan Emmanuel

Director

Aguiyi IKEOBI silence 

Producer

Vera Kanu

Writer

Aguiyi IKEOBI Silence 

Infant at Heart (2024) - Full cast & crew - IMDb
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt37342133/fullcredits/

Duration

132 mins

Genre

Drama, Psychological Thriller

Country

Nigeria

Language(s)

English, Igbo

iROKOtv, Netflix, Showmax, YouTube and the Big Picture of the Future of Streaming Original African Content

iROKOtv, Netflix, Showmax, YouTube and the Big Picture of the Future of Streaming Original African Content

iROKOtv Co-Founder Bastian Gotter left the leading Nollywood streamer in 2017.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/mfonobongnsehe/2017/01/30/irokotv-co-founder-bastian-gotter-leaves-company-to-pursue-startup-investments

iROKOtv should have come up with a new brand credibility strategy in view of the competition with Netflix, Showmax and Canal Afrique.

iROKOtv and YouTube have the largest original content of Nigerian drama online and iROKOtv can actually attract more subscribers than the competitors with new branding and marketing strategy.

There are millions of people in Africa and the  Diaspora who are going to be the next largest subscribers for the leading streamers for original African content.

Showmax has been attracting more people, because of the unique exciting Nigerian dramas and reality TV shows you can't find on Netflix, iROKOtv and Canal Afrique.

I successfully streamed the first NFT of a Nollywood video on the blockchain of Algorand and I have seen the Big Picture of the Future of streaming Nollywood on the blockchain for which I wanted to launch iNolly in partnership with Breaker in 2019 and still in development.

I can help with the development of such exclusive content.

I have developed a new content for one of the top Nollywood channels on Startimes and I have another new one for an exciting Nollywood reality TV series that will attract millions of viewers. Nothing like it from Nollywood. 

I don't want it on YouTube to avoid the piracy.

- by Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima,
The Publisher/Editor,
NOLLYWOOD MIRROR® Series,
The first book series on Nollywood and the Nigerian film industry.

Thanks

9jaStudio’s Unilife: Where Secrets, Love and Danger Collide.

Click on the poster and url link to watch the exciting romantic comedy.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEThTwdLoaR0miXOU1_NI7Z-3MhpUA7_O

9jaStudio YouTube Channel Presents Unilife Premiere

9jaStudio YouTube Channel hosted the Unilife Premiere Livestream on Sunday 1 June 2025.

You can watch the first three episodes  of UniLife. 

Click on the link and subscribe and tap the NOTIFY ME button on  all three episodes. 

https://youtube.com/@9jastudioentertainment?sub_confirmation=1

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" The Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos" Selected for 2024 Berlinale Spotlight: World Cinema Fund at Around the World in 14 Films”

 

Nigerian Thriller, " The Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos" Selected for 2024 Berlinale Spotlight: World Cinema Fund at “Around the World in 14 Films".

"From Nigeria's mega-metropolis Lagos comes The Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos, which celebrated its world premiere in Toronto. The film by the seven-member Agbajowo Collective moves between thriller and magical realism. The story was inspired by the forced evictions and destruction of the fishing community of Otodo Gbame in 2017."

Read more on 
https://www.berlinale.de/en/2025/news-press-releases/257730.html

"UNFORGIVABLE", Selected Film for Women Against Rape (WAR) Campaign

"UNFORGIVABLE", Selected  Film for Women Against Rape (WAR)

Campaign for the 16 Days of Action Against Gender Based Violence rrom November 25th, the United Nations Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women to December 10th, Human Rights Day.

Selected Film:

"UNFORGIVABLE", Nollywood romantic drama directed by Osezuah Elimihe is currently streaming on 

https://theflickson.com/watch-video/unforgivable-2409052654s5ar1

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The Nuances of Igbo Narrative Drama in Nollywood

The Nuances of Igbo Narrative Drama in Nollywood

There should be film studies on 

the nuances of Igbo Narrative Drama in Nollywood. Because the studies are important, relevant and significant in Nigerian Cinema, contemporary art of Igbo culture and history and African studies for both academic scholarship and public knowledge.

There is a study on "THE NUANCED FEMINISM IN GENEVIEVE NNAJI'S LIONHEART" by Uche Omar.

I have viewed the trailer of a new Nigerian drama in Igbo language with some dialogue in English sent to me from the UK.

From the intriguing and thrilling scenarios, I can tell that this would be one of the must see movies of the year in Nigeria.

A Chief Judge fails to mature from her experiences at a Covent as a murder case threatens to eclipse her.

I can see the genius of the director in the clips in the trailer.

The casting, acting by the accomplished actors, including the current most popular Nollywood actor at the cinemas in West Africa; the cinematography; sound; costume and makeup are impressive in the storytelling in motion picture comparable to the best dramas by accomplished filmmakers in the world.

I have been calling for Nigerian drama as good as the best Korean drama, English drama, American drama and Indian drama.

This Igbo drama most likely would be what I can call, "This is it!"

I have deliberately decided not to mention the names of the principal actors. The hint of the current most popular Nollywood actor in West Africa is enough for anyone who truly knows this outstanding actor of international repute.

This should be the best Igbo drama since Genevieve Nnaji's "Lionheart" released in 2018.

This one will attract more people in Nigeria and other countries, because crime thrillers pull more crowds to the cinemas and attract more viewers on TV and streaming channels, especially psychological drama with romance and intriguing characters.

The trailer is not yet available for public viewing.

- By Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima,

Publisher/Editor,

NOLLYWOOD MIRROR® Series,

The first book series on Nollywood and the Nigerian film industry.