How I turned Ooni into an actor — Dotun Taylor
A filmmaker, Dotun Taylor, said he decided to feature the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, in his new movie, "Take Me Home", because he is about the Yoruba culture.
He told Saturday Beats, "Ooni is the ancestor of all Yorubas, and such a character appears in history, so we approached the king. He is our father, and his involvement in the film is to reinforce the message."
Talking about what he aims to achieve with the film, the director said, "The aim of the film is to bring renewed attention to the repatriation of Yoruba arts and artefacts that are scattered all over the world. . In every part of the world there are various properties belonging to the Yorubas. They may be called "art", but they also possess spiritual energies, which desperately cry out to be returned to their source."< /p>
On why he decided to shoot a film about Yoruba culture in the United States of America, Taylor said: "Hollywood is not exaggerated. It is the capital of the world cinema and the experience was great. It's a wonderful new frontier.
"Again, this is my heritage, my pride and my essence. I am first a Yoruba man before anything else. I am also an ambassador of Yoruba culture, so this it's just me doing my job."
According to a statement sent to Saturday Beats earlier, the film is about the quest for originality, which led the main characters to question the status quo and take action to discover their destiny. .
This is the story of an American family who find themselves stuck when their daughter is (spiritually) possessed after wearing an African masquerade costume that was stolen in Ile Ife, Arizona. Osun State, Nigeria.
Actors in the film include Lateef Adedimeji and Bayo Bankole; as well as Hollywood actors such as Dave Sheridan, Amber Rivette and Felissa Rose.
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A filmmaker, Dotun Taylor, said he decided to feature the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, in his new movie, "Take Me Home", because he is about the Yoruba culture.
He told Saturday Beats, "Ooni is the ancestor of all Yorubas, and such a character appears in history, so we approached the king. He is our father, and his involvement in the film is to reinforce the message."
Talking about what he aims to achieve with the film, the director said, "The aim of the film is to bring renewed attention to the repatriation of Yoruba arts and artefacts that are scattered all over the world. . In every part of the world there are various properties belonging to the Yorubas. They may be called "art", but they also possess spiritual energies, which desperately cry out to be returned to their source."< /p>
On why he decided to shoot a film about Yoruba culture in the United States of America, Taylor said: "Hollywood is not exaggerated. It is the capital of the world cinema and the experience was great. It's a wonderful new frontier.
"Again, this is my heritage, my pride and my essence. I am first a Yoruba man before anything else. I am also an ambassador of Yoruba culture, so this it's just me doing my job."
According to a statement sent to Saturday Beats earlier, the film is about the quest for originality, which led the main characters to question the status quo and take action to discover their destiny. .
This is the story of an American family who find themselves stuck when their daughter is (spiritually) possessed after wearing an African masquerade costume that was stolen in Ile Ife, Arizona. Osun State, Nigeria.
Actors in the film include Lateef Adedimeji and Bayo Bankole; as well as Hollywood actors such as Dave Sheridan, Amber Rivette and Felissa Rose.
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