Balogun’s film Online makes wave at cinemas

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Following its successful premiere, Saidi Balogun’ s new flick, Online, which started showing at the Cinemas on Friday is said to be ticking all the boxes and getting positive reviews from those who saw the movie at the cinemas.

Findings by R on Friday revealed that many people who saw the movie took to their social media platforms to commend Balogun for displaying professionalism in the area of directing and casting while others said praised him for the story line which mirrors the decadence currently pervading the society through social media platforms.

Parading some of industry’s finest brains, Online which is being distributed by Viva Cinemas across the country was produced and directed by Balogun as this comes as his new efforts to keep pushing the envelope and breaking the barriers in quality movie production.

According to Balogun, many youths tend to think that they could get away with anything they post online because nobody seems to be censoring their contents, adding that with the spike in the rate of crime and other social vices being fuelled by what they read online, “it was necessary that we guide our youths and encourage them on how to utilise the online platform positively.”

The movie, which was funded by WhichWay Media Limited paraded stars such as Jibola Dabur, Shaffy Bello, Wole Ojo, Bolanle Ninalowo, Jenifer Eliogwu, Mc Lively, Macaroni, Woli Arole, Mc Lively, Ayo Adesanya, Sani Danja, among others.

With the casting handled by Deyemi Okalawon, Balogun said he was happy about the completion of the project as it helped him to feature new faces including Favour Eromosele, who played the lead role on the platform to show the world what they could do.

He recalled his conversation with the Minister of Youths and Sports, Mr Sunday Dare, some months back, where he challenged him and his colleagues to use their platform to cause social change in the society, particularly among the youth who, according to him have roles to play in building the nation and projecting the country in good light.

“I remember speaking with the minister some weeks back and he challenged me to use my platform to help educate the youth about engaging the social media positively. So, I decided to reach out to the script writer, Spicey Boss who delivered a beautiful script that guided us throughout the shoot,” he said.

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