The importance of Being Mrs. Elliot in Lagos

RECENTLY, a large crowd converged on
Saturday at the Silverbird Cinema, Victoria
Island, for the premiere of Omoni Oboli’s first
film as a director, Being Mrs. Elliott . The
event attracted the crème de la crème of the
movie industry including, Desmond Elliott,
Ayo Makun (AY), Mabel Makun, Peggy Ovire,
Linda Ejiofor, Belinda Effah, Seun Akindele,
Daniel k Daniel, O.C. Ukeje, Halima Abubakar,
Susan Peters and Bryce Bassey.
Also in attendance were Toyin Aimahku-
Johnson, Uru Eke, Michelle Dede, Kemi Laja
Akindoju, Emem Isong, Niyi Johnson, Chika
Chukwu, Tosyn Bucknor, Sylvia Oluchy, Kene
Mkparu and Nnamdi Oboli.
Sponsored by MRS, Keystone bank, Access
Bank, ASO savings and Loans, Fayrouz and
Maltina, the movie later opened in cinemas
across the country on September 5.
It had its world premiere at the Nollywood
Week Film Festival, in Paris, France, three
months ago. The movie, which had 11
nominations at the Nollywood and African
Film Critics’ Awards (NAFCA) in California,
USA, was screened at the Presidential Villa,
Abuja, last month.