Romance is Overrated: Still Overrated

Romance is Overrated is a tapestry of 3 independent short films which reveal young individuals who are struggling with their illusions of the idea of love and commitment as they face their various demons. STILL OVERRATED frames the life of KB and Kike; whose future is left to the tenets of fate, after he makes an Anthrax coded confession on the arrival of a long-time friend.

  • Belinda Yanga-Agedah
    Director
  • Belinda Yanga-Agedah
    Writer
  • Belinda Yanga-Agedah
    Producer
  • Tolulope Akintan
    Producer
  • Keira Hewatch
    Key Cast
    Lekki Wives, two brides and a baby, Murder at Prime Suit
  • Omowunmi Dada
    Key Cast
    Dere,
  • Chiemela Azurunwa
    Key Cast
    This thing called Marraige
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    26 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    August 31, 2016
  • Country of Origin:
    Nigeria
  • Country of Filming:
    Nigeria
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16.9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Distribution Information
  • CellarMade Nigeria Limited
    Country: Nigeria
    Rights: Internet, Video on Demand, Airline, Free TV, Paid TV
Director Biography - Belinda Yanga-Agedah

Belinda Doubara Yanga-Agedah is a graduate of the University of Glasgow, Scotland; holding an undergraduate and Post Graduate Degree in Creative and Cultural Studies (MA Creative and Cultural Studies). She specialised in Film and Television Analysis and Arts and Media Informatics. She is a Film Enthusiast and very passionate about visual storytelling and performance. She is also very interested in African popular culture and its representation on film. Her research on film has been on Female sexuality, identity and the female gaze. She is very much interested in gender representation in African cinema and this attracts her more to telling stories that have strong female protagonists.
Belinda has lived in Scotland since 2007 and returned back to Nigeria in 2013 to pursue Filmmaking and Acting. She founded the production company “Rhythm Media Enterprise – RME PICTURES” which has produced and co-produced both Narrative and documentary films since 2009 till date. RME Pictures is interested in promoting alternative forms of storytelling while also exploring the sustainable development of African cinema in current world affairs.
When she is not making films or day dreaming about making films, Belinda loves to research world cinema, drink Red-bull, watch films in dark empty spaces and dance to salsa and Latin Music.
She is Married to Buddy Doubara Agedah and they have a son together.
FILM-MAKER REFERENCES: PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, WRITER
• Picture Perfect - TV Feature; Production ( 2017, Director)
• Death Separates Us; – Short Film; Pre-production ( 2016, Producer, Director, writer)
• Head Over Heels - Daily Soap; Completed ( 2016, Series Director)
• Another Ordinary Day – Short Film; Completed (2016, Producer, Director, writer)
• Span @ 10 - Documentary; completed (2015, Producer, Director)
• Olusegun Obasanjo Foundation – Documentary; completed (2014, Production
RHYTHM ME DIA ENTERPRISE: 5, COKER CRESCENT, BADORE, LEKKI; AJAH LAGOS, NIGERIA.
rmepictures@gmail.com www.rmepictures.com
Manager)
• Romance is Overrated: Slow Fade – Short; Completed(2015, Director, Producer, writer)
• Romance is Overrated - Short; Completed (2015, SAME)
• Romance is Overrated: Two colours Of Rainbow – Short: Completed (2015, SAME)
• Ogere (2014, Assistant Director)
• Roof Breaking Friends (2008, Writer, Director)

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