Agstar: Whao!.. talk about somebody stepping up to the plate and unleashing creativity in a genre where many fear to tread upon and you have this young talented filmmaker …C.J.”fiery” Obasi. He plans on storming the Nigerian movie terrain and the international front with his debut movie Jim & Joan : A Voodoo Tale.

Yes… you got it right!, it’s a horror flick but it’s not shown in the usual disdainful manner that insults our senses instead of invoking the scary effect that is synonymous with such flicks as witnessed when watching Hollywood flicks projecting the above mentioned genre. This movie will keep your eyes riveted on the screen (if you’re brave enough) while the ‘suspense fever intermingled with constant doses of palpitations” rocks your body.

The movie stars Jean Abbey and Ella Uche and runs along the lines about a man, woman, and an ancient evil predicated on the short story by C.J. Obasi.He wrote and directed the movie with his creative crew ; Director of Photography (Owoyemi Michael),original Score (Beatoven and Wache Pollen) with the Executive Producer (Benjamin Stockton) dropping the cash.

C.J. Obasi , back in the days grew up watching “Hammer house of horror” (are you lost?… hmm then you’re a child of the 90′s) and he also read Stephen King’s books. Did i hear you say… no wonder?. Anyway during his childhood days, he had a knack for drawing his superheroes from comics and even characters from movies.”Jim & Joan: A Voodoo Tale” is his debut feature. He had hitherto worked on a documentary, short film, and a music video.

The movie unveils a runaway voodoo priestess who is somewhat led to a young man and they become a couple… but there’s a problem!... read more on http://9aijabooksandmovies./2012/09/21/c-j-fiery-obasi-set-to-unleash-jim-joan-a-voodoo-tale/

nikky2012: ;DHmmm I dey laugh ooO u know its true , its like a two way tin where some might be sooO lucky .... To find der choice and for some has horriable story of der lyf to tell to be honset online dating isn't d best .... Ok let's say for dose dat av taste u kwon... Gud taste hmmm nah waoOOoo wen u found ur sef in a kind of situation av been in love wit someone u avn't met and al along u av been speaking on fone ... Eg her\his voice treals u ....u know ... Already lost in love hmm u now arrange to meet somewhere on meetn dat person u found out dat :he\she is not ur type

vivacious vivi: Ahhhh...where do I start from:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: d final voiceover where each main character is shown and spoken abt with smtg that defined them in d move e.g for Ben's father the narrator goes "some liked buttons"!

Saving Private Ryan: best movie in d world. That opening scene when the row boats arrive on the beach and d massacre starts

The Matrix: the Kung Fu program fight scne btw Morpheus and Keanu Reeves

The Village: d dialogue btw Joachim Phoenix and his love interest under d tree. So poetic!

The sounds of music: when Lisa screamed her boyfriend's name so he doesn't tell where d Von Trapps r hiding. Watching his indecision btw love for her n loyalty to Hitler. Then he deciding to blow d whistle...d ultimate betrayal!

King kong: Naomi watts shakingly walks up to king kong as it lay dying. D look of love in its eyes even as it died. Kai...I cried buckets!

Flash dance: d final dance scene infront of d judges. It was mesmerizing! I had to do some research on d film and found out they used a MALE double who is a professional dancer for dat scene.

300: what can be more famous than throwing a spear at d so called immortal god and d look on his face when he bled?! Plus Butler's cue from his wife, his cry of "this is Sparta"!, d famous kick and feel of d scene of d frightened messenger as he fell into d pit!

Piraanha 3D: the killing spree at d beach! Total mayhem. I just kept rewinding...looked so real!!!
Will think of more later. Love films!!!

lynx200: All the above points are valid but has anybody considered the business angle in Nigeria to film making? Most of us talk about the artistic points of film making which is good but one has to marry it with the business(distribution) side, a new method of getting your films to the Nigerian audience. Did anybody notice that it was at the commencement of MTV base that music video quality picked up? once talented filmmakers can learn to do quality low budget productions(that meet world standards) that don't involve stars and find a way to show it to the public at affordable prices(through distribution structures) then we can say that we're going somewhere. But as long as we sit down and talk and do nothing about it, the charlatans are going to have a field day. So I suggest that we should learn to set up our own alternative distribution channels(It can be as simple as a viewing center for showing your films) for our films because the alaba/Idumota boys and the current cinema halls ain't helping matters. Charity begins at home first. Once you solve that then you can control what goes out. I know somebody is saying that it's expensive but it's not. It's the effort that's expensive but it will pay off in the end. I will be starting my own viewing centers soon so watch out.

thespiannn: With the gradual revolution going on in the industry,new breed of few quality-conscious film makers who are well traveled and understands the language of holistic art film making in the 'western way' I think it is a matter of time we'll get there. My people talk say "obe to dun, owo lo paa". Even d said low budget movies are nothing near the amount we spend in making movies here. We have our own exclusive and fantastic stories- stories that makes us who we are. Scripting, financing and telling thses stories from the angle of a camera leaves much to be desired. Remember... Slum dog millionaire.

VillageBoi:

Now here is a person that knows the 'way' Nollywood needs to start thinking to have any 'real' international appeal/impact. Very well said JayBoy; I couldn't have put it better myself! Thank you.

We definitely can do this simply with low budget, no names, emotional train-wreck story-line films filled with a good dose of our beatiful colours and culture.

VillageBoi:

You're so right, we def do need Nigerian filmmakers that think in the 'right' direction and need to step far away from the 'comfort zone' of Nollywood - RE my pissed off rant at the bottom of this page - https://www.nairaland.com/205/nigerian-films-ever-shown-cinemas

Do I have new stuff? A completely crazy script that will only work in the US as it involves a hell of a lot of guns. Presently research 2 other feature films that I'm writing... I really want things to be that in a year I have have started shooting a feature film - still undecided if it will be here in London or in Nigeria... I'm 80% wanting to do my first feature in Nigeria because I'm 1000% for 'the rest of the world' noticing so much more from Naija!

VillageBoi:
Very nice find JayBoy... sounds pretty damn good already and I def trust your judgement and taste.

sholay2011: This is a nice topic I must say. Well, as an aspiring actor, I would like to play a policeman or a psycopath...lol...but seriously, I would love a 'well-written' villain...but nt necessarily completely evil lyk an average nollywood movie would paint it. If u dnt get me, check the role of Christopher waltz as Col. hans landa in 'inglorious basterds'. I will love challenging roles lyk playing a gay man...lol

lynx200: @villageboi, talk2xp, jayboy124 and others,it's great to see that there are so many producers interested in doing something different. Just to let everybody here who has shot a short film/music video know, I'm an agent for an IT company which has just built a platform for viewing movie trailers and short films(not more than 10 mins) on mobile phones. In fact we have an agreement with a telco company and we will be goimg live very soon. This could be a platform to monetize your short films, movie trailers and music videos. If interested send me an email jovikool@yahoo.com