Nigerian filmmaker, Funmiade Bank Anthony has revealed that the message in her movie, “Juba”, was misinterpreted by some members of the Celestial Church of Christ and it made her very uncomfortable.
She disclosed this sentiment recently in an interview with The Punch, going further to state that in order to avoid such occurrences, she would stay away from making movies involving churches.
“The movie is about how individuals may feel they still have enough time to achieve what they want before answering the call of God. I have produced several movies, I felt uncomfortable when the message of my movie was misinterpreted by some members of the Celestial Church ( of Christ ). Everyone cannot interpret a movie the same way.
“I would try to avoid using any church in my movie; not only ‘Celestial Churches’. If I am going to produce any other movie that has to do with a church, I would not use a known church because their doctrine may not be in line with what I am trying to portray in my movie,” she said.