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Nollywood star, Genevieve Nnaji has described as \u201cdifficult and very challenging\u201d playing two different roles \u2013 directing and acting \u2013 in her directorial debut, \u2018Lionheart\u2019.<\/p>\n
Having enjoyed over two decades as one of the most popular and successful actresses in the industry, Nnaji decided to direct \u2018Lionheart\u2019, a movie which has received positive reviews from both stakeholders and movie enthusiast.<\/p>\n
Speaking about her transition from actress to director, Nnaji said she wanted to be a storyteller.<\/p>\n
\u201cI believe the right story and intent called for it,\u201d she says. \u201cI was ready to become a storyteller beyond portraying a singular character. The only way to fully share the vision I had was getting behind the camera lens, and I look forward to sharing more.\u201d<\/p>\n
In her quest to accomplish that mission, Nnaji says she was worried and her worry was about being in two places at the same time.<\/p>\n
She says: \u201cAs an actor, you get on set at your call time and leave when you wrap your shoot for the day. As a director, you are first in and last out. I had to stay up long enough to go through the rushes of the day as well as plan out the scenes for next day\u2019s shoot. It was difficult and very challenging, but with sheer determination and tenacity, as well as a very efficient crew, Lionheart was made.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2018Lion Heart\u2019 captures the challenges of a female in a male-dominated industry. It tells the story of Adaeze, a young lady who steps up to the challenge when her father, Ernest Obiagu, is forced to take a step back from his company due to health issues.<\/p>\n
The movie which stars Genevieve Nnaji, Peter Okoye, Nkem Owoh, Pete Edochie and Onyeka Onwenu was first screened at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival.
\nThis was hours after Netflix acquired the movie.<\/p>\n
Nnaji says the idea of Lionheart came from her \u201cdesire and hunger to shed light, and to speak the truth of what it\u2019s like to be a young [woman] trying to make it in a world that is dominated by men.\u201d<\/p>\n
She adds that \u201dit was equally important to me that the movie was light-hearted and warm, so the environment in which it was told was crucial as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Nollywood star, Genevieve Nnaji has described as \u201cdifficult and very challenging\u201d playing two different roles \u2013 directing and acting \u2013 in her directorial debut, \u2018Lionheart\u2019. Having enjoyed over two decades as one of the most popular and successful actresses in the industry, Nnaji decided to direct \u2018Lionheart\u2019, a movie which has received positive reviews from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13828,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"yoast_head":"\n