Entertainment
Private Screening Of Kunle Afolayan’s Mokalik Enthralls Audience
For Kunle Afolayan, a prolific film director, the movie, Mokalik’ is an ambitious film project that tells a story which is unique and relevant to our society. It beautifully highlights diversity while distinctively addressing the issues of choice.
Enthralled by low crispy picture quality, it meets a director’s interpretation of an intriguing story of love and ambition in a typical Nigerian mechanic workshop. It oscillated between giggle, laughter and outright applause during the private press screening of Kunle Afolanyan’s anticipated movie “Mokalik” (mechanic) which held last Tuesday at the film house theatre, Twin waters, Civtoria Island Lagos.
Supported by Canon Central and North Africa and shot on Canon Eosc 300 Mark 11 with a range of Canon Cine Lenses, the film stars award winning singer, Simi, alongside other prominent actors like Femi Adebayo, Charles Okocha, Fathria Williams, Lateef Oladimeji, BBNaija Tobi Bakare and comic actors like Wale Akorede (Okconu), Ayo Ogunshina (Papa Lolo) and Dayo Akinpelu (Alabi Yellows.
‘Mokalik’ follows the career of an 11-year-old boy, Ponmile, from the middle class suburbs who spends the day as a lowly apprentice at a mechanic workshop in order to view life from the other side of the tracks. When his father arrives to take him home, Ponmile has to make up his mind if he wants to return to school or take up his apprentice work full time .
R&B star, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has recounted the early-career challenges she faced, revealing that she was once booed out of the stage while performing at a school event.
Speaking in an interview with Newsmen, the Crazy Tings crooner shared that she wasn’t only booed but was also harassed with plastic bottles.
“I remember one time I was going to perform at my school as an up-and-coming singer and I thought I was going to receiving a standing ovation.
“But I got booed. They even threw plastic bottles at me,” she recalled.
Tems explained that despite the embarrassing incident and other such rejections, she remained determined to pursue a career in music.
The Tide Entertainment reports that Tems admitted that some of the initial rejections she faced could be due to her conviction to stick to her originality instead of doing covers or familiar sounds like most of her peers.
The Grammy-winning singer said looking back now, she is glad that she didn’t compromise her style despite the initial pressures.
A close associate of late singer Mohbad, Primeboy, has appealed for the artiste’s burial nearly three years after his death.
According to him, Mohbad’s body remains in the mortuary since September 12, 2023, pending burial arrangements.
The Tide Entertainment reports that in a statement Primeboy urged the family, public, and government to permit the burial, stating, “It’s been almost three years since Mohbad left us. His body is still in the mortuary. I’m begging the family, I’m begging the public, I’m begging the government, please let’s bury our brother. He deserves a befitting burial.”
It would be recalled that Mohbad’s death sparked public outrage, protests, and investigations. Ongoing autopsy examinations, police inquiries, and legal proceedings have delayed burial arrangements amid family disagreements and public scrutiny.
Nancy Briggs
