JHO NEWS WORLD: MAY 15 2013 SUNNY KING – NIGERIA'S FAST RISING FILMMAKER TAKING AFRICAN CINEMA TO THE NEXT LEVEL

Wednesday, 15 May 2013

MAY 15 2013 SUNNY KING – NIGERIA'S FAST RISING FILMMAKER TAKING AFRICAN CINEMA TO THE NEXT LEVEL


Sunny King is a director-producer of shorts and promos.Founder of OAKMAN FILM.Like most filmmakers, his first taste of the film industry manifested as a runner in a low budget feature film.The experience left a huge impression on him and led to making independent films of his own.
He worked in supporting role in Beeban Kidron's 'Hippie Hippie Shake' and
was runner-up on Project talent UK 2007. He had his first short film 'Signs' selected for the Woodgreen international film festival 2009. He won the GMA awards for best international music video 2011.
His latest production called 'Unspoken' screened at the premiere of Nollywood movie 'Last Flight to Abuja' to a resounding success.
It made the top 10 finalists out 526 short films worldwide at Afrinolly short film competition.'Unspoken' has also done several film festivals like Buff Film Festival,Africa in the Pictures Festival,Film Africa London Independent Film festival, Cinema Africa in Sweden and the 6thinternational WAMMFEST Women and Minoritties in Media (USA)
UNSPOKEN also won Best Film at the London independent Film Festival 2013
Its currently being developed into a feature .


UNSPOKEN SYNOPSIS

'Unspoken' is a short drama.Its a story about two best friends.
Two days before lola's dream wedding, Sandra the maid of honor
stumbles on a secret that could jeopardize the relationship
between her best friend and her groom to be

Unspoken is a story of commitment to love and friendship in the face of societal taboos we dare not confront or speak of.
Here is the press release for the award
http://www.londonindependent.org/press.htm
Interviews
http://www.the4acesdate.com/2013/03/image-and-video-hosting-by-tinypic.html?spref=tw
Unspoken film Reviews
http://yimucentral.com/unspoken/
http://emekatalks.wordpress.com/2013/03/04/unspoken-an-amazing-african-short-film-you-must-see-finalist-at-the-afrinolly-shortfilm-competetion/
http://www.bellanaija.com/2013/03/05/what-do-you-do-when-you-stumble-upon-a-secret-that-can-change-lives-watch-the-short-film-by-sunny-king-unspoken/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoLuhcItyTA
website
http://www.oakmanfilm.com




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