Nigerian filmmaker and CEO of Play network Studio, Charles Okpaleke, announced an upcoming movie titled “Ekwumekwu”, that will tell an in-depth narrative of the “British opposition by the Igbos” from a script written by Max Siollun.
Play network CEO, Charles Okpaleke, announces an upcoming slave-themed historical adaptation
The upcoming project will be developed in collaboration with his theatrical production studio.
Commenting on the announcement l, Charles said,
“I took a personal interest in this story because of the role the Aro people played with the people of Anioma to protect the Igbo land.
I am from Arondizogu, the largest settlement of the Aro people (believed to have migrated from Arochukwu), and ever since we started making feature films our focus has been centered around retelling our African history.”