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“I FOUND MYSELF CRYING A LOT” – URU EKE SPEAKS ON PRODUCING HER FIRST MOVIE

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Just four years after her first movie hit the big screen, Uru Eke is now a
movie producer! She made her acting debut in Last Flight To Abuja and has since
gone on to star in other movies. Her first feature film ‘Remember Me’ will be
released in the cinemas this month. The film which centers around
accountability, transparency and corruption was produced by Uru Eke and
directed by Izu Ojukwu. In this interview with TheBriefNg.com, Uru Eke gives us
some tidbits about her debut as a movie producer.
Tell us about your upcoming movie, ‘Remember Me’.
It’s a film about citizen engagement and accountability, it also chronicles
the life of a young girl who sees people in the supernatural.

How did the idea for the script come about?
I wanted to produce a film that had a lot of depth and in order to do that,
I wrote this story. The original story is quite dark but the script writer
changed quite a few things and here we are today.
Where was the movie shot?
It was shot mostly in the Chevron area of Lekki, Ijebu-ode and Akudo.
What were the challenges you faced while producing your first movie?
We shot in December and it’s a time when offices are shutting down and
people are home with family or out of town, so location was a bit of problem
with affected scheduling tremendously. Plus my production manager brought an
assistant that might as well have been nonexistent. It was painful, because I
had to step in to manage the production a lot of the times coupled with
producing and acting.
Was there anytime you doubted your ability or almost gave up on this
project?
Absolutely!! the experience was painful, I was having panic attacks in the
middle of the night, I couldn’t sleep and was constantly worried. Naturally I’m
a worrier and bit of a perfectionist so when things don’t go according to plan
it sets me off on a frenzy. It’ll show on my face, in my behavior and I will
constantly talk about it. I’m not a crier but while filming I found myself
crying a lot.
It must have been quite financially intensive to shoot this film. Where did
you raise funds from?
The film was funded by the Ford Foundation. That wasn’t easy to get either
but I’m ever so grateful they took a chance on me.
What do you really hope to achieve from this production? Money, fame or
…..?
First of all the message in the film is the fight against corruption and
that everyone of us individually have a duty to make a difference. It also just
happened that corruption is the message the current Government dispensation is
channeling. I wrote the story two years ago way before this government came
into power, so it’s somewhat of a coincidence that this is their mandate.
Secondly, I wanted move up in my career.
Read the full interview on TheBriefNg.com
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