FEMI OTEDOLA'S DAUGHTER, TEMI TO STAR IN KUNLE AFOLAYAN'S NEXT MOVIE "CITATION"

Renowned Nigerian billionaire and business mogul, Femi Otedola's daughter, Temi has been listed among other stars to feature in Kunle Afolayan's new movie, Citation, a film written by Tunde Babalola.

Temi would be starring in the movie alongside thespians like Haitian-born Hollywood actor, Jimmy Jean Louis, Sadiq Daba and Gabriel Afolayan among others.

The movie explores the subject of social decadence in the educational sector. It is a College Drama about a female postgraduate student who has to find a way of dealing with the awkward situation of sexual harassment from a lecturer.

While addressing the media recently, at a press conference to unveil the journey of another creative endeavour in his near two-decade career, Kunle Afolayan revealed that his company is ready after pre-production which started in October 2018 for the five weeks of shoot in three African countries.

According to the award-winning filmmaker, his company is partnering Ford Foundation on the project which has been designed to propel women to aspire to become successful leaders by providing counterexamples to negative gender stereotypes.

He also noted that Canon Central and North Africa is also coming on board his movie project for the second time in a row. Other partners who will be helping the movie become a reality include Access bank, Ajike Peoples’ Support Centre, a Non-Governmental Organisation and pet project of Mrs Olufolake Ajike Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, First Lady of Kwara State and Ministry of Culture and Creative Industries in Cape Verde, as main sponsors of the country’s locations of the shoot.

Addressing the theme of the movie, he said; CITATION will create awareness on the different forms of violence against women and girls in the public and private sphere. It will educate the society on women's rights and the ways to enforce these rights for the achievement of equality and tranquility. The movie will encourage and embolden women to stand up against mistreatment and abuse by a patriarchal society. It has also been designed to propel women to aspire to become successful leaders and thereby provide counterexamples to negative gender stereotypes."