DICKSON IRUEGBU SHOOTS NIGERIA'S FIRST GAY MOVIE
By TONY OGAGA ERHARIEFEMovie News | Fri, 28 Dec 2007
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Restless and daring AMAA 'Best Director 2005,' Dickson Iruegbu is set for another first.
He is currently shooting Nigeria's first gay movie entitled 'Sinful Saints.'
“Sinful Saints is a very controversial movie. It deals with a very sensitive but neglected topic; homosexuality. The movie will explore homosexuality in Nigeria,” Iruegbu revealed.
According to him, the movie would seek answers to such questions as whether it is African or a burrowed culture.
How did it creep into our society? How do we discuss issues relating to sex with our children? Do we frighten them with or experiences. The family is the ultimate unit of society but unfortunately, most homes lack good ways of teaching sex relayed issues.
Sinful Saints is the story of a sheltered kid, whose over protective mum (Clarion Chukwura) sheltered him so much that at age 19, he'd had no contact with a woman.
Meanwhile his hormones were raging but Ignorance has set in and he clings unto his fellow man to satisfy his sexual needs. Soon he is enmeshed in homosexuality.
According to Iruegbu: “ This is a topic we all shy from but it is there. People experience it every day and we have to talk about it and enlighten people. Some of us are trying to summon the courage to discuss it. For me it is high time we discussed it.”
It features steamy scenes of man-to-man love. It is an intricate web of ignorance, jealousy, betrayal and ultimately murder.
KOK, Charles Waran, Maurice Nwabueze and Clarion Chukwura will star in this movie that would stretch the limits of censorship in Nigeria.
On the challenges of shooting such a movie, Iruegbu said: “It took a long time to convince the artistes to play the roles. I paid three times what is obtainable for Nigerian movies. I have sunk over N8, 000. 000 in the project. I know it will shock Nigerians but the story has to be told. It is happening everywhere and people want to talk about it.
According to him, he is not out to witch-hunt the homosexual click believed to be very influential in Nollywood.
For Charles Waran, one of the lead actors, who plays a capricious role under the 'Fag Lord' (Kanayo O. kanayo) as a pimp, “the movie is important to me. It is a tragedy that young men could find themselves gay and be proud of it. I feel challenged playing this role. It's a love story on the fag side of life.”
Source: TONY OGAGA ERHARIEFE
He is currently shooting Nigeria's first gay movie entitled 'Sinful Saints.'
“Sinful Saints is a very controversial movie. It deals with a very sensitive but neglected topic; homosexuality. The movie will explore homosexuality in Nigeria,” Iruegbu revealed.
According to him, the movie would seek answers to such questions as whether it is African or a burrowed culture.
How did it creep into our society? How do we discuss issues relating to sex with our children? Do we frighten them with or experiences. The family is the ultimate unit of society but unfortunately, most homes lack good ways of teaching sex relayed issues.
Sinful Saints is the story of a sheltered kid, whose over protective mum (Clarion Chukwura) sheltered him so much that at age 19, he'd had no contact with a woman.
Meanwhile his hormones were raging but Ignorance has set in and he clings unto his fellow man to satisfy his sexual needs. Soon he is enmeshed in homosexuality.
According to Iruegbu: “ This is a topic we all shy from but it is there. People experience it every day and we have to talk about it and enlighten people. Some of us are trying to summon the courage to discuss it. For me it is high time we discussed it.”
It features steamy scenes of man-to-man love. It is an intricate web of ignorance, jealousy, betrayal and ultimately murder.
KOK, Charles Waran, Maurice Nwabueze and Clarion Chukwura will star in this movie that would stretch the limits of censorship in Nigeria.
On the challenges of shooting such a movie, Iruegbu said: “It took a long time to convince the artistes to play the roles. I paid three times what is obtainable for Nigerian movies. I have sunk over N8, 000. 000 in the project. I know it will shock Nigerians but the story has to be told. It is happening everywhere and people want to talk about it.
According to him, he is not out to witch-hunt the homosexual click believed to be very influential in Nollywood.
For Charles Waran, one of the lead actors, who plays a capricious role under the 'Fag Lord' (Kanayo O. kanayo) as a pimp, “the movie is important to me. It is a tragedy that young men could find themselves gay and be proud of it. I feel challenged playing this role. It's a love story on the fag side of life.”
Source: TONY OGAGA ERHARIEFE
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DICKSON IRUEGBU SHOOTS NIGERIA’S FIRST GAY MOVIE
carol | u s a- (United States) | 1/30/2008 9:43:00 PM
it is so good to know that africa is bringing out such movie as sinful soul a story that talks about home sexuality can you belive it 
i will definately watch it thanks.
DICKSON IRUEGBU SHOOTS NIGERIA’S FIRST GAY MOVIE
ted | herts , london- (United Kingdom) | 3/31/2008 1:43:00 AM
hi that is very great. sexuality is not easily and freely discussed among us Africans but it is very essential in human existence. being gay is what we see as an omen and an evil but i believe that it all depends on one's sexual orientation.But my advice is that if this movie will have adult scence, it will be wise to restrict it from the minors. i will like to see it
DICKSON IRUEGBU SHOOTS NIGERIA’S FIRST GAY MOVIE
James | Lagos-Naija (Ghana) | 7/1/2008 7:57:00 PM
I think Nigerians are the most confused and Ignorant people in the world..firstly i am not gay. i have however met a lot of gay people from my Uni years in the Uk. and from wat i make out you are born dat way..then for christ sake how do u want to blame such a person for what is in his genes?
