Nollywood comes to Ghana and makes a Projects Abroad volunteer a star!
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Louis Berger-Mole on set
Louis Berger-Mole, a sports volunteer in Ghana, recently found himself a lead part in a Nigerian movie. Louis was on his normal walk to work in Teshie Nungua when he was spotted by the film’s director. He was then asked if he could attend an audition where he was instantly given the job despite having no acting experience.
Nollywood (Nigerian Hollywood) films seem to be fast moving so Louis found himself filming only two weeks later. Beforehand he was told that he would be put up in a nice hotel and have all of his expenses paid for, but there was no Hollywood budget here as he found himself sharing his bed with two Nigerian men in a budget hotel.
Louis plays a 30 year old English pastor called William who came to Africa in the 1990’s to spread the message of Christianity. All was going well until William came across a little village called Nsawa where there was an evil goddess who wanted to kill him. It ended up with them falling in love and William successfully converting the village to Christianity.
While filming Louis had many comical situations to deal with, if anyone out there has ever seen a Nollywood film of this sort they would understand that it is built up of lots of shouting and a strange array of special effects.
Louis best moment was when handed a loud speaker in front of 200 locals and being asked to quote verses from the bible in tongues!!
We are yet to hear the official release date of the film, and are all intrigued to what the title may be.
Hats of to Louis and we wish him all the best for his future acting career.
most impressive projects abroad story ever.
This reminds me when I was asked to be an extra in an Iranian movie at Persepolis. I had to play a tourist which wasn’t that hard. But I am still looking for my royalties!
reminds me of when I went to the movies in Ghana. Back then, there was only one place that played Hollywood movies - a small room with a VCR and used car sets from totaled tro-tros. Judging from the fancy clothes, everyone else there was on a hot date.
Then there was the time we went to a Nollywood theater in Takoradi. It was in an old concert hall. We sat in the balcony because it was getting too chatty on the ground floor.
I’m going to stop now as I might start to sound old.
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