Lonzo Nzekwe wraps up principal photography on ORAH

Award Winning filmmaker, Lonzo Nzekwe, best known for helming the across the border production Anchor Baby, has wrapped up principal photography on a highly anticipated movie titled ORAH.

Nzekwe is working alongside Circle Blue Entertainment, Freddie Films and IronFlix on the movie, which features talented actors such as Oyin Oladejo, Lucky Onyekachi Ejim, Oris Erhuero, Somkele Iyamah-Idhalama, and Christopher Seivright.

First principal photography took place in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, while the second unit was shot in Lagos in November. The story begins in 2005, when 15-year-old Orah Madukaku kills a man in Nigeria and flees the country without her infant son, Lucky. Seventeen years later, Orah is an illegal immigrant in Canada working as a taxi driver for attorney Eli Pope and his high-profile Nigerian client, Bami Hazar, who are both involved in international money laundering. After Hazar orders the murder of Orah’s son, she embarks on a revenge spree to bring Hazar to justice.

“Orah is a film I’ve been developing for the past 11 years,” says director and screenwriter Lonzo Nzekwe. “I am very grateful to have worked with talented cast and crew members. I am also honoured to be able to shoot parts of the film in Nigeria which plays such a key role.”

Producers Kane and Adetuyi echo the sentiments of Nzekwe. “I am grateful that Lonzo wanted to work with us on Orah; it’s great to bring a story to the screen that reflects my Nigerian heritage,” Amos Adetuyi of Circle Blue Entertainment said.

“We embarked on this journey with Lonzo to bring Orah to life almost five years ago. I am so excited that we finally brought this story to the screen,” Floyd Kane of Freddie Films added. Other actors in the movie are Agape Mngomezulu, Morgan Bedard, O.C. Ukeje, Tina Mba and Kelechi Udegbe.