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Fresh off a publicity tour in Lagos, Nigeria
which saw the Turning Point team visit TV and radio stations and hold a press
conference with the Nigerian media last Friday, HekCentrik Films welcomes the
new month with two new behind-the-scenes webisodes of Turning Point by London-based Nigerian filmmaker Niyi Towolawi.
In the run up to the Africa premieres, and following
the success of the world premiere attended by leading cast from Hollywood and
Nollywood at London IndigO2, the 10-part behind-the-scenes webisodes aim to
document the cast and crew’s relentless work across two continents – America
and Africa – to bring to life this exciting Hollywood/Nollywood co-production.
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Webisode 2 titled ‘First Friday’ documents day 5 on the set of Turning Point on location in America
and everyone's settled into a rhythm. ‘First Friday’ proves a busy and
ambitious day as the dynamics improve and pace picks up. It is also the first
day of Joe Estevez and KD Aubert on set.
Webisode 3 titled ‘Very Stacey’ offers
an in-depth look at the inner workings of a key character and a number of
scenes involving her. Stacey, played by KD Aubert is pivotal to the story as
the "what if" - or
"if only" - character who may have changed the shape of things to
come for the protagonist Ade Afolabi.
While ‘First Friday’ allows us a peek behind
the scenes and the technical choices made by the director, Niyi Towolawi, ‘Very
Stacey’ is a fun-filled episode of girly fun, yet professional work by actress
and former Victoria’s Secret model KD Aubert, costume designer Precious ‘Wale
Adewale and Head of Make up and Hair Lola Maja-Okojevoh.
A compelling story of ethnic prejudice,
blurred moral lines, revenge and redemption written and directed by Towolawi, Turning Point follows the rise and fall
of Ade (Igoni Archibong), Nigerian-American New York City investment banker who
is in a relationship with keen-to-marry African-American Stacey (KD Aubert) but
is forced into an arranged marriage to seemingly submissive Grace (Jackie
Appiah) by his controlling mother (Patience Ozokwor).
With a star studded cast bringing together
Hollywood heavyweights Ernie Hudson best known for his roles as Winston
Zeddemore in the Ghostbusters film series, Sergeant Albrecht
in The Crow and Warden Leo Glynn in Oz, Todd Bridges of Diff’rent Strokes fame, Victoria’s
Secret model and actress from Scorpion
King, Friday After Next and Soul
Plane, KD Aubert, and Joe Estevez with Nollywood’s noted actress Patience
Ozokwor (Mama Gee) also known as Mother Africa, Ghana’s celebrated actress
Jackie Appiah, Nigerian actress of Blackberry
Babes fame Oge Okoye, Turning Point
turns into reality what was once a dream of a partnership between the world’s
two largest film industries, Hollywood and Nollywood.
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