Project
The Nigerian
The Nigerian — World Premiere at RVCQ
Client
Black Box Productions / NFB
Year
2015
Type
Short Film · Festival Premiere
Role
Producer · Cinematographer
For the third year in a row, Black Box Productions presented an original film at the Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois. This year's offering, The Nigerian, directed by Ben Goloff, imagines the world of Prince Moïse Odiaka III — a ruler who has just been deposed by a violent military coup. Briefcase in hand, the Prince traverses the desert in search of help. Who will answer the call?
World Premiere
February 25, 2015, 22h–23h19
Programme Choix du Chef
Cinémathèque québécoise — Salle Claude-Jutra
335 Boul de Maisonneuve Est, Montréal
Film Details
The Nigerian, 4 min, Color, 2K DCP with 5.1 surround sound.
- Director & Editor: Ben Goloff
- Producer & Cinematographer: Josh Usheroff
- Camera Assistant: Rouzbeh Heydari
- Original Music: Jeff Lurie & Chris Reineck (TakeNote)
- Sound Designer: Matt R. Sherman (Gift of Sound)
- Sound Mixer: Jean-Paul Vialard (ONF / NFB)
Cast
- Ken Rowland as Prince Moses Odiaka III
- Nick Walker as Carl Jacob Wolfenhauser
- Ayanda Keith Dube as the voice of the Prince
Written by Maria Qamar & Ben Goloff. Camera equipment provided by CineGround. Produced with the assistance of the National Film Board of Canada — Filmmaker Assistance Program. A co-production between Black Box Productions and Collective Evolution Studios.
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