Nigeria’s rich cultural elegance was on full display by celebrity guests as ‘The Beads’, an H-Debay Production film premiered few days ago at Filmhouse IMAX Cinema, Oniru, Lagos. The premiere is coming just as the movie moves straight to global video-on-demand platform, Amazon Prime for streaming beginning July 12th, 2024.
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The colourful ceremony was attended by cast, crew and movie lovers who strutted the red carpet in various flairs of traditional outfits accessorized by beads of different shades and hues. The elegantly dressed attendees were led by the lead casts of the movie including Zainab Balogun, Efa Iwara, Idowu ‘Iya Rainbow’ Philips, Akinayo Morakinyo, producer and Moyin Sage, Director.

Other celebrities who came to support the movie at the event include Iyabo Ojo, Ronke Oshodi-Oke, Tayo Faniran and Yvonne Jegede among others.

The Beads directed by Moyin Sage is a magical thriller that tells the story of a bride-to-be’s wedding day that ends up being her day of death as she fights for her life in the hope of turning back the hands of time—a journey through the tangled web of human emotions.
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It features a star-studded cast that includes Zainab Balogun, Shaffy Bello, Adedimeji Lateef, Efa Iwara, Idowu Phillips, Segun Arinze, Chioma Omeruah, Bimbo Manuel, Ronke Oshodi, Juliana Oloyede, Tina Mba and Jammal Ibrahim.

Others are Bridgett Adebayo, Stephanie Zibilli, Temitope Aremu, Ogwo Blessing Chidima, Caroline Igbe, Rebecca Adelakun, Damilola Omotoso and Bianca Ugowanne.

Speaking about the movie, Akinayo Morakinyo, Producer said, “‘The Beads’ celebrates our culture and centres around the popular mystical local accessory. We expect the movie to evoke curiousity for a deep dive and spark conversation, querying if the mystery about the story of Ranti exists in real life. That mental and verbal interrogation is one of the hallmarks of filmmaking.
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Also speaking from a director’s point of view, Moyin Sage said, “It has pushed us thus far and it will continue to push us forward if we continue to highlight our culture through the lens of filmmaking. That’s what the world wants to see. They don’t want us to copy and appropriate alien cultures. The more we do that, the better for us as an industry.”

Digging up the morals of the film, Zainab Balogun, Lead actress noted, “we only have one life and one chance. There’s no second chances or opportunity to come back and do life again. So whatever we do now, we must make sure we are intentional and do it well. Most importantly, we must make sure that we are at peace with the choices that we make.”
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