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Linda Obasi, Why Is She Here? By Lotanna Adebisi

Linda Obasi, Why Is She Here?

By Lotanna Adebisi

 

Who In the Nigerian Film Industry Has Inspired You?

Mama G. I worked with Patience Ozokwor on a film called Overseas about the fading osu castse system. Her encouragement and wisdom were priceless to me as a producer starting out.

As an actor, her focus blew me away. She often took little seated cat naps whenever she wasn’t on camera. When needed, whether it had been a three-minute nap or one of fifteen minutes, she would snap into the moment like a light switch. Rest, then focus. Rest. Focus. Rest. Repeat. I learned that from Mama G.

Genevieve Nnaji has got “it”, that effortless unteachable presence that people often describe as the camera loving someone. The camera loves her and she comes across as believable on screen.

Sola Sobowale straight-up goosebumps. Her electricity comes through the screen and raises the hairs on the back of your neck. Some of her performances left me wondering if she would survive, if she had anything left to act again, but she does. Talk about giving it your all, emptying oneself for the audience.

There are so many brilliant actors in Nicinema but these actors really inspire me.

 

What Projects Are You Currently Working On?

Guyman is in pre-production. It’s a feature comedy about a returnee who gets scammed by a yahoo boy. That’s not really a funny topic, but Guyman presents it from a unique angle.

The Fufu-Diet is in post-production. It’s a docuseries about nutrition and wellness in Nigeria. I hosted the interviews with doctors, nutritionists, trainers, farmers, herbalists, massage therapists, chefs, spa owners, and more.

A few other projects are on the backburner. I am fortunate to have work. This makes sacrificing reliable income for this unpredictable field more rewarding.

 

What Advice Would You Give to Beginning Actors?

Know why you want to act.

It’s okay to do free work when starting out and on occasion, but don’t make a habit of it. Even if pay is a small token of thanks, acting is a profession and you should be compensated for your time and work.

Study. Train. Learn your craft. Relying on raw talent alone limits the types of roles you can play.

Be careful with the amounts of makeup and photoshop because when you walk into an audition, you need to look like your photos.

 

What do you do to maintain and care for your instrument?

Well, I slip sometimes, but I generally stay active. I’ve always had gym memberships, even if some months, the fees paid have been wasted, I always come back. I’m currently training with a personal fitness instructor at Elite Hybrid in Abuja.

I’m not much of an outdoor jogger, especially not in this desert heat, so I make do with indoor equipment. It’s important to do the moves correctly to avoid injury. Stretching is vital, after warmup and at the end of the workout. As actors, we can’t afford to have any pulled or strained muscles while working.

Yoga has become a lifelong part of caring for my instrument. I was introduced to it at the conservatory and it has stayed with me. I swim. I love the water, in a pool. The ocean terrifies me when there is no land in sight.

Muscle boredom will set in so I try new activities whenever possible; Flamenco, Capoeira, Wing Chun, Pilates, ballet, and so on. I even took a pole dancing class, just once. That was, interesting. We always need to be moving; flexible yet strong. We are actually athletes, in a way.

Besides movement, there’s food. I’ve got a sweet tooth, so I have to be conscious of that. I try as much as possible to get leafy greens and whole grains into this body. If a couple of chocolate martinis happen, I pay for it the next day, detox, and keep it moving.

What we eat affects not just our bodies, but also our minds, our moods, and our spirits. I don’t always exercise all the knowledge I’ve amassed producing The Fufu-Diet, but every day is a brand new beginning, a chance to start again.

 

Why did you come to Nigeria to act?

A better question would be, why did my family leave Nigeria. I yearned for stories about home. Though the word home has become so subjective, I wanted to be a part of stories set in the place I came from.

There is a misconception that my American accent is an asset here. Maybe whenever anyone is casting a news anchor or a clueless returnee, I get recommended, and I’m grateful for any work; but it’s been challenging getting roles as a regular woman facing everyday struggles here in Nigeria, in spite of training in IPA and dialects. Give me a script for a week and I’ll transcribe and memorize it in any accent or language that exists. But Nollywood moves at lightning speed and it’s a rare project that allows much time for character development.

Based on my voice, people assume that I just arrived yesterday with a bag of dollars, no matter how long I’ve been here. For this reason,, I am charged quadruple the regular price for any product or service from shampoo to carpentry. The only time I pay the price everyone else pays is when it is clearly labeled. Haggling is futile.

While I do hear occasional compliments on my intonation or phonetics, mostly from men, the general reaction to my voice has been suspicion, competition, envy, and thinly veiled hatred, mostly from women. Yeah, I said it. Daring to share any of my years of experience as an actor is often perceived as condescending, regardless of how politely the information is passed. “Who is she to come and be teaching us? Why is she even here?”

Nigeria’s entertainment industry is a force to be reckoned with, especially the music sector. There is an explosion of innovative masterpieces from the very place where I was born. There is room for the work of new independent artists to be seen and the demand for foreign content on Netflix and other international platforms seems to be endless.

This is why I’m here.

 

Website: https://lindaobasi.nyc/

IG: @lindaobasi

FB: Linda Obasi

TW: @LindaObasi3

 

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SIR, Gilbert - Owan Gilbert Ayiong/ Nollywood Actor/Filmmaker

 

Actor/Filmmaker

Owan Gilbert Ayiong also known as Sír. Gilbert is an Avantgarde thespian, writer, and Filmmaker Award-winning hybrid stage and screen director with a surreal sense of storytelling. A Nigerian, inspired by telling true African stories. Creative Director at ZFMoviez Concept and Boki Media Concept. 

Gilbert is known for his unique style of visual storytelling. Owan Gilbert is an award winner of the "Best Visual Storyteller" in Camon 18 short film competition in collaboration with Ebony Life Creative Academy 2021. He has also featured in many movies, Audio podcasts, and TV/Web series.

Full data profile of Nigerian actor, Owan Gilbert Ayiong

Full name	Owan Gilbert Ayiong
Date of Birth	5 September, 1989
Gender	Male
State of Origin	Cross River
Parents	Mr. Jacob Owan / late. Mrs. Mercy Ekpang
Height	5″10
Marital Status	Single
Tribe	Boki
Career	Actor/Filmmaker

 

Owan Gilbert’s Childhood and Education

Gilbert is a native of Cross River State in the South-South of Nigeria. He attended the University of Calabar Nigeria, in Cross River State, where he graduated with a degree in Microbiology.

 Gilbert Owan’s Acting Career

As a child, Acting has never been Gilbert's thing cos of his shy nature and being too reserved. While in primary school, he acted his first play "The magic box" Being a shy person he almost peed in his panties, at secondary school, Gilbert acted as a town crier in a play that was directed by one great script writer Mr. Raphael O. Diwa. The play came best in the inter-school drama competition. Since then, Gilbert broke out of his shy nature, His fire was fanned to flames when he joined a theater group "Deux Ex-Machina"  and later on headed the church drama group.

In 2014 Gilbert Started his theatre group "Zoe Fragrance Moviez" A.K.A ZFMoviez. In Calabar, he organized and host an interdenominational musical and art concert called TEHILA TEPHILA. Where a lot of Testimonies were recorded, "A criminal surrendered his gun and gave his life to Christ, A shattered marriage as restored and many more to mention...

 Gilbert began acting and filmmaking professionally in 2014. When he produced his first film "The Deeds of My Mother" His rise to stardom began after he landed a role in the TV series, "Where are my Helpers" as (Abakus)  Produced by "Deux Ex-Machina" Directed by Moffat Adams & Gilbert Owan.

Gilbert Owan's journey and growth in the Nigerian movie industry have been impressive. He has featured in numerous hit movies, including A body To possess, Beyond Pardon, Blood for Diamond, the Pledge, True Crime, June  12 and The list continues...

Asides from acting, Gilbert is also a scriptwriter. He wrote the movie The Deeds Of my Mother, Ship of dreams, Calm in Marital storm, and lots more...

Owan Gilbert Directing/Producing

Aside from acting, and script writing, Sír. Gilbert also loves Teaching and grooming other actors, helping them commit to a character. He has produced and mentored a lot of young actors in the industry. As time flies, He has also produced The following Movies – Ship of Dreams, Amana Mba, Beyond Pardon, Freedom By Blood, Bloodline, Zara, Foolish Love, The possessed, and other short films

Gilbert Owan's movies/TV series

·         Deeds Of My Mother (2014)

·         Ship Of Dreams (2018)

·         Freedom By Blood (2020)

·         Beyond Pardon (2020)

·         Hear from Both sides (2021)

·         Drug Abuse (2021)

·         Amana Mba (2020)

·         Bloodline (2021)

·         Zara (2021)

·         Foolish Love  (2022)

·          The possessed (2022)

The List still counting

    

Owan Gilbert's marriage and girlfriend

Owan Gilbert is not yet married and has not mentioned he has a girlfriend.

Follow Gilbert on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter

Owan Gilbert is active on social media.

 Instagram:     @prince.gilbert1  or  @zfmoviez

Facebook:       Sir. Gilbert

 Twitter:           @gilablue4real

Owan Gilbert on Wikipedia

Owan Gilbert does not have a personal Wikipedia page yet.

Other interesting facts to know about Nigerian Actor, Director, and Producer Owan Gilbert

Asides from acting and filmmaking, Owan Gilbert is also an entrepreneur and the CEO of ZFMoviez a company that produces Movies, Computer training, installations, maintenance, and repairs.

 

Contact Email: gilablue4real@gmail.com,

                            zfmoviez@gmail.com 

 

 

Anu Gospel Fame - Nollywood Actor

 

                                    Actor/Filmmaker

 ANU GOSPEL FAME  known GOSFAME is a Nigerian actor, Producer, Director, screenwriter, and entrepreneur.  GOSFAME Known for his popular role as a funny mischievous, desperate and womanizing Youth Copper character portrait on his comedy Skits. GOSFAME has also featured in many movies and TV series with one outstanding as LINUS in the BEFORE YOU KNOW TV SERIES

 

Full data profile of Nigerian actor, Anu Gospel Fame

Full name	Anu Gospel Fame
Birthday	February 2nd
Gender	Male
State of Origin	Cross River
Parents	Late. Mr. Joseph Anu / Bessy Anu
Height	5″10
Marital Status	Single
Tribe	Offutob

Childhood and Education of Anu Gospel Fame 

Gosfame is a native of Cross River State in the South-South of Nigeria. He attended the National University of Nigeria, in Abuja, where he graduated with a degree in corporative management. After abandoning his Medical Corse with the University of Nigeria for his passion for Acting 

 Anu Gospel Fame’s Acting Career journey

Acting has been a childhood passion for Gospel. While in secondary school, Gospel acted as Akilaper in a play the gods are not to blame in the inter-school drama competition. His fire was fanned to flames when he started heading the church drama group.

In 2013 when the Gospel family relocated to Abuja he organizes and host an interdenominational musical and art concert called ABUJA ONE BIG VOICE and repeated the same in 2014 with his theatre group The voice in the wilderness Gospel theatre.

Anu Gospel Fame began acting and filmmaking professionally in 2015. Where he abandons running an eatery co-joined with a friend and participated in the UUC Nigeria filmmaking reality show; where he immerges as Best movie producer 2015 with the movie Torn: an advocacy movie against drug abuse. His rise to stardom began after he landed a role in the TV series, Before You Know, Written, Produced, and Directed by him. According to Gosfame popularly called, his Character in the series was a careful attempt to do something different and unique.

Anu Gospel Fame’s journey and growth in the Nigerian movie industry have been impressive. He has starred in numerous hit movies, including Obot the electrician, Glitters, Rush, the cycle, Truthful lies, Death Shadow, What’s Next, Amira and The list continues...

Asides from acting, Gospel is also a scriptwriter. He wrote the series Suite 105, Before you know,, Rush, Amira where he played the roles in them.

Anu Gospel Fame Directing/Producing

Aside from acting the Actor also loves teaching and watching other actors commit to a character. He has produced and directed the following Movies – Obot the Electrician, Before you know TV series, The Cycle, Amira, and Isolated 

Anu Gospel Fame movies/TV series

·         The Street (2015)

·         American Dream (2016)

·         Glitters (2017)

·         Beyond your sight (2018)

·         Suite 105 (2019)

·         After Work (2019)

·         The Cycle (2020)

·         Before you know Season 1 (2020)

·          Obot the Electrician (2020)

·         Isolated (2020)

·         Amira (2020)

·         The Cycle (2020)

·         Before you Know Season 2 (2021)

·         Before you Know Season 3 (2022)

The List still counting

 

Anu Gospel Fame marriage and girlfriend

Anu Gospel Fame is not yet married and has not mentioned he has a girlfriend.

 

Anu Gospel Fame account on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Tiktok

Anu Gospel Fame is active on social media.

 Instagram:            @gosfame_official

Facebook:             @gosfame_official

 Twitter:                @gosfame_official

Tiktok                  @gosfame_official

 

Anu Gospel Fame on Wikipedia

Anu Gospel fame does not have a personal Wikipedia page yet

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Other interesting facts to know about Nigerian Actor, Anu Gospel Fame

Asides from acting and filmmaking, Anu Gospel is also a Freelancer and Affiliate marketer with broad knowledge of the Digital market.

 

Contact Email: talktogosfame7070@gmail.com