Award-winning Nollywood filmmaker Ema Edosio Deelen has begun production on her second original feature, titled Umuemu Oseme (“The Sins of My Father”). Umuemu Oseme follows a seamstress (played by Ghanaian actor Gina Castel) with commitment issues who takes care of the ailing father who had abandoned her as a child, while her half-brothers position themselves to take over his property.
As well as Castel, the cast includes Charles Etubiebi, Tunde Daniels, Obi Maduegbuna, Chinezie Imo, Toritseju Ejoh and Nigerian entertainer Yinka Davies. Filming has begun in Lagos, Nigeria, and the film is scheduled to premiere in 2022.
The film was written and directed by Edosio Deelen and the screenplay was by Chijioke Onuniwe. The film hails from Bliss Productions with Edosio Deleen and NuNu Deng producing and Clocktower Tax Credits with Jeff Jacobson executive producing. “Clocktower was presented the opportunity to invest with a rising star in Ema Deelen, and we went all in,” said Jacobson. “The passion with which she approached this project was the clincher. We are thrilled to be able to work with Ema.”
Umuemu Oseme will be distributed by Nigerian company SeeFeem, while Edosio Deelen is represented by My Management Company. Edosio Deelen directed 2018 Nigerian comedy-drama film Kasala, which was screened in 30 international film festivals worldwide and won nine international awards.
Clocktower Tax Credits, LLC, based in Massachusetts, finances films across the United States and internationally. The firm brokers the sale of domestic tax credits, and provides debt financing against tax credits, rebates, and other film assets. We work on projects ranging from microbudget independent films up to major studio productions, and work with a range of investors from individuals to Fortune 500 corporations. For more information on how Clocktower can help with film or digital media finance, please call Jeff Jacobson at (978) 823-0200, or email him at JJacobson@ClocktowerTC.com, to start a conversation.