Award-winning theatre director Bolanle Austen-Peters has announced that she is currently working on a film titled Palava; which talks about police brutality.
The businesswoman, who turned 52 yesterday, has been sharing images of the upcoming feature film on Instagram for weeks. Speaking on the project, Austen-Peters wrote; “Palava is a thought provoking drama addressing topical issues such as family conflict, corrupt agents and love.”
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Austen-Peters revealed that the movie written and co-produced by James Amuta; who produced 2017’s Nightfall in Lagos. Palava will focus on the menace of police brutality and the resulting #EndSARS protests of October 2020.
Palava stars Bimbo Manuel, Chioma Akpotha, Daniel Etim Effiong, Kalu Ikeagwu, Kenneth Okolie, Kelechi Udegbe; Zainab Balogun, and Big Brother Naija reality star Bamike ‘Bambam’ Olawunmi-Adenibuyan.
Bolanle Austen-Peters has made a reputation for herself by making art of out of social issues and modern-day epochs. From historical stories like Moremi the Musical, about the 12th century Yoruba queen; to her 2015 feature film 93 Days, about the Ebola outbreak in Nigeria; BAP is all about documenting our stories and making them timeless using theatre and film.
