Experiencing Interruptions?

Texted

A couple's love is tested when one of them is kidnapped days before the wedding.

  • Edward Ogum
    Director
  • Nicholas Mogollon
    Writer
  • Omatta Udalor
    Producer
    Sounds of our Time
  • Omatta Udalor
    Key Cast
    "Chaz"
    The Lost Cafe, Hell on Wheels, Wynona Earp, The Shocking Truth, Reigning Champski, Till You're 16, Private Dicks, Valerie. Global Meltdown
  • Rohini Singh
    Key Cast
    "Lily"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes 47 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 31, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    English
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Inshort Film Festival 2018
    Lagos
    Nigeria
    December 27, 2018
    Official Selection
  • Canada Shorts 2018
    Saint John, New Brunswick
    Canada
    December 15, 2018
    Atlantic Region Premier
    Award of Commendation
  • Motion Pictures Film Festival 2018
    Lagos
    Nigeria
    August 18, 2018
    Official Selection
  • Rebel Minded Festival 2019
    Brooklyn, New York
    United States
    June 9, 2019
    North American Premier
    Semi Finalist
Director Biography - Edward Ogum

Edward is a Nigerian-Canadian director and actor based in Alberta, Canada. Past directing credits include, Proof by David Auburn, Norm Foster's The Melville Boys, Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun, Wole Soyinka's The Swamp Dwellers, Lamb of Kafu (creator & director), Cowboys Mouth (Sam Shepard & Patti Smith), The Real McCoy by Andy Moody, Adventures of a Black Girl in Search of God by Djenet Sears and a few others. Edward has an MFA in Directing from the UofC and is also a trained actor.

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Director Statement

Texted is a look at the distractions of the web and just how much we ignore real life and the things that really matter, searching for the unreal while the unreal when found is never what we expect