What would the world be like without movies? The quick answer would be a lot less entertaining. Movies make us laugh, cry, and at times make us want to grab the nearest pillow in fear.
The movie production company invests in the making of movies and offers the resources and manpower required to make it all possible.
Astrocraft Movie productions, the new brand in the block has come to change the narrative of the movie industry in Nigeria and the resonant effect is evidently telling.
In the last 2 months, Astrocraft has mobilized the best of the best movie actors in the Nigerian movie industry to produce two blockbusters, Ebiti, and Dieko.
Dieko is a movie that addresses the spike in sexual violence. In Nigeria, it is not uncommon for rape to go unreported.
Some victims and their families, fearing stigmatization, police extortion, and a lack of trust in the judicial process, choose not to report cases to the authorities.
There have also been instances where those brave enough to report are targeted with derogatory comments at the police station.
In 2017, Sexual offenses in Nigeria records, 2,279 reported cases of rape and indecent assault, 1,164 reported cases of "unnatural offenses" (i.e anal sex), zero convictions reported by police, and only one state (out of 36) reported no cases of indecent assault.
The movie Dieko reflects that sometimes, the cause of rape may not be the state of mind of the rapist, but his orientation. It portrays how a gentleman who is attractive, does not know to woo a woman or have consensual sexual engagement with the opposite sex, but loves to be rough and enjoys causing harm and injury on the opposite sex to gratify himself.
The movie teaches that not all roughneck men are crude with women and not all smooth looking men are kind.
The movie is produced by top Nollywood actor, Babaseun Faseru and seasoned director Titi Jeje.
Ẹ̀bìtì (the movie), is a whodunit story that does not attempt to mirror the society as common in many literary works but offering a beacon that the society and police can see to correct the ills we are all already aware of. Deputy Superintendent Gbade Davies (Yomi Fash Lanso) with his team are on a journey of putting some jigsaw puzzles together to unravel a mystery. Their attention to detail, professionalism, tenacity, compassion, empathy, and integrity in this journey are tested.
Police with a human face, technology, and media-savvy, police that can maintain law and order with a high degree of responsibility. Ebiti is also produced by Bababseun Faseru, and directed by Tunde Olaoye,
Ebiti features top actors such as Damola Adetunji, Ronke Odusanya, Yinka Salau, and many more.
About Astrocraft Production
The creation of every brilliant film usually starts not in the director’s chair, but in the office of a producer.
Seyi Akinsola came from an artistic, education-grounded background. Born about 5 decades ago in the idyllic town of Ijebu Jesa, in Osun State, Nigeria. He is the lead consultant and co-sponsor of Astrocrafts Consulting limited.
He started as a consulting assistant with Bond Consulting limited in the late 90’s where he rapidly rose to become the consulting manager through a dint of handwork and commitment.
While at BCL he championed many consulting assignments in the area of education consulting, OHRM, and strategic services. He also recruited top-level personnel for clients like PENGASSAN.
Seyi leads a team of consultants to provide training services to several organizations including NNPC, CBN, Chartered Bank of Nigeria, Guaranty Trust Bank, etc.
Seyi relocated to the UK in the early 2000s where he worked for Assureweb limited and Avelo (both financial software organizations). He has provided consulting services to several organizations among others, Havilah Prospect Limited where he helped establish their training department. He also provided services to the following organizations in the area of software quality assurance, Transport for London (TFL), Telefonica, (o2), TNT, South Gloucestershire Council, etc. Seyi obtained on merit, an honors degree in theatre art from the University of Ibadan;
He followed this up with a Master's in psychology from the same university. He obtains on merit a Master's degree in information technology from the University of West of England specializing in software Quality Assurance. He has attended and facilitated a number of courses in Nigeria and abroad.
Seyi Akinsola, the CEO of Astrocraft Productions and the Executive Producer of 'DIEKO, intends to provide a platform for quality Nollywood movies that is topical and germane to society. He aspires to be one of the finest filmmakers in Nigeria one day.
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