Idris Elba to Direct Nigeria-Set Short Film DUST TO DREAMS Starring Singer Seal and Many Nollywood Stars
Actor Idris Elba, known best for his roles in Luther, The Suicide Squad, Thor: Love and Thunder, The Losers, and Hijack, is taking on the role of director in the upcoming short film Dust To Dreams, starring singer Seal, Nollywood stars Nse Ikpe-Etim (Shanty Town), Eku Edewor (Breath Of Life) and Atlanta Bridget Johnson (Man Of God), as well as former Nigerian Idol contestant Constance Olatunde.
The film is a collaboration between Mo Abudu’s EbonyLife Films and African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank) through its Creative Africa Nexus (Canex).
“Set against the backdrop of Lagos, Nigeria, the film follows the relationship between a mother and her teenage daughter as she meets her father for the first time.”
Created by Mo Abudu, and written and directed by Elba, Mo Abudu will serve as both executive producer and producer, with Heidi Uys as supervising producer. Alongside Abudu and Uys on the project are producers Temidayo Makanjuola, Inem King, and Vanessa Demme.
Golden Globe winner Elba — a Brit of Sierra Leonean and Ghanaian descent — and Nigerian media mogul Abudu announced last year that they were joining forces to develop emerging talent from Africa and to make a slate of African films and TV shows. Elba made his directorial debut on 2018 movie Yardie.
via: Deadline