Echoes of Africa Theatre auditions for When the gods cry

By COLLINS IKENNA

The Nigerian Movie Industry, Nollywood is set to witness a major

revolution as International Film Production outfit, Echoes of Africa

Poetic Theatre Limited auditions for a new film project, tagged When the gods Cry.

Speaking with DAYLIGHT.NG during a recent breakfast session with Entertainment Editors at the

Sheraton Hotel in Lagos, Engr. David Abakpa, chief executive officer of

Echoes of Africa poetic theatre and executive producer of the epoch making

film project said that When the gods cry is a documentary film

project based on the implementation of the rights of the African Child and

Gender Equality Worldwide.

According to Abakpa, When the gods cry seeks to promote due process

by re-positioning the mill brook common wealth action on socio-economic

development, Harare Declaration and statement in Zimbabwe as displayed by

African Business Roundtable (ABR) For African Private Sector

Continental Development signed in May 1979. It addresses the issues of GENDER INEQUALITY and DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. This film sees Domestic Violence as a violation of the individual and collective rights, Abakpa posited.

Speaking further, Engr. Davis Abakpa who is a renowned international film

maker said: “Our target is the Oscars, we want to use this project

When the gods cry to reshape and revolutionized Nollywood. When the

gods cry is highly poetic in nature, style and rendition while thestandard is world class. Abakpa added.

The International film enthusiast also posited that When the gods cry is

a blockbuster cinema project that will further project the image of

Nigeria in a fantastic and positive light before the international community as a leader in arts, theatre and film making.

On his part, Obi Madubogwu, also known as king of Musanga, the producer

of the over seven thousand cast film said that Echoes of Africa has

carefully selected the best hands in the Movie industry to deliver a world

class production. According to Obi, “when the gods cry” is supported

by stellar crew who are determined to deliver on the assignment.

Also speaking at the breakfast meeting, one of the producers of When

the gods Cry film project, Don Pedro Aganbi said that Auditions are

billed for Lagos, August 16, at the Banquet hall of the National Theatre,

while the Audition for Calabar, Cross Rivers state is billed for August 23

at the cultural centre in Calabar. Enugu will have its turn on August 26

at the National Museum, 65 Abakaliki Road, by Ogwuyi Junction-new berries,

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