Banky W, Adesua Etomi and AY Makun in "The Wedding Party" EbonyLife Films has released the official trailer for its up...
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| Banky W, Adesua Etomi and AY Makun in "The Wedding Party" |
EbonyLife Films has released the official trailer for its upcoming romantic comedy titled "The Wedding Party."
The romantic comedy which was first announced in April 2016 is directed by award-winning filmmaker and New York Film School alumni, Kemi Adetiba, and will also premiere at The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
On Tuesday, August 16, 2016, TIFF announced that the movie will premiere on its opening night as a selection of the Spotlight City to City programme. The premiere scheduled for Thursday, September 8, 2016, will hold at the historic Elgin Theatre.
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| Banky W and Beverly Naya in "The Wedding Party" |
The romantic comedy stars Adesua Etomi as Dunni Coker, Banky W as Dozie, Alibaba and Sola Sobowale as Dunni’s parents, and Ireti Doyle and Richard Mofe-Damijo as Dozie’s parents.
"The Wedding Party" also stars Zainab Balogun, AY, Ikechukwu, Beverly Naya, Emma OhMaGod, Lepacious Bose amongst others.
According to Executive Producer, Mo Abudu “This will be the second time an EbonyLife movie is selected to screen at an International Film Festival of great repute, TIFF’s selection of ‘The Wedding Party’ is a true honour. I can’t think of a better place, or a better global audience for the film’s festival Premiere.”
Synopsis:
Set in Lagos, Nigeria, "The Wedding Party" is a riveting tale of the complexity of love. It is the story of Dunni Coker, a 24 year old art gallery owner and only daughter of her parents about to marry the love of her life, IT entrepreneur Dozie. The couple took a vow of chastity and is looking forward to a ground-breaking first night together as a married couple.
The date has been set and the bride’s parents, who have recently enjoyed a surge in their fortunes, are going all out to make this the wedding of the century. Dunni’s about to be mother-in-law, Obianuju, is having second thoughts about allowing her son marry into a family she considers as beneath them.
Between matchmaking attempts on the bridal train, a wedding planner on a mission to succeed, the unruly behaviour of some ‘village’ guests and the groom’s ex-girlfriends looking to make their mark, it is clear the Wedding Party will be the talk of the town.
Will it all be too much to bear for the bride or will true love stand even the most chaotic of wedding celebrations?
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| Adesua Etomi and Banky W on set of "The Wedding party" |
Written by playwright, Tosin Otudeko, "The Wedding Party" is executive produced by Mo Abudu, Moses Babatope, Chris Jeyibo and Naz Onuzo, and is a collaboration of EbonyLife Films, FilmOne Distribution, Koga Studios and Inkblot Productions.
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| Sola Shobowale and Ali Baba in "The Wedding Party" |
The romantic comedy is the second offering from EbonyLife Films after last year’s "Fifty," which emerged the highest grossing Nigerian film of 2015.
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