Private Project

Being Annabel

When a broke lady plays into the manipulation of her friend to impersonate her deceased twin sister so as to inherit her riches, she must be entangled in her sister's love triangle along with the demons inside.

  • Okeh Zubelu Okoh
    Director
  • Writers' Ink
    Writer
  • Oma Nnadi
    Producer
  • Chinneylove Eze
    Producer
  • Oma Nnadi
    Key Cast
    "Annabel"
  • Oma Nnadi
    Key Cast
    "Emma"
  • Alex Ekubo
    Key Cast
    "Joro"
  • Desmond Elliot
    Key Cast
    "Maro"
  • Ken Erics
    Key Cast
    "Nosa"
  • Yvonne Jegede Fawole
    Key Cast
    "Herrietta"
  • Ugbede P. Atabo
    Editor
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    Drama/Thriller
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 40 minutes 50 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 25, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    50,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Nigeria
  • Country of Filming:
    Nigeria
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • New Vision International Film Festival (NVIFF)
    Amsterdam
    Netherlands
    September 26, 2019
    European Premiere
    Finalist
  • Silicon Valley African Film Festival (SVAFF)
    San Jose
    United States
    October 4, 2019
    North American Premiere
    Finalist
  • Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival (TINFF)
    Toronto
    Canada
    September 7, 2019
    North American Premiere
    Finalist
  • REALTIME INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (RTF)
    Lagos
    Nigeria
    June 23, 2019
    African Premiere
    Semi-Finalist
  • Los Angeles Nollywood Film Award/Music Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    August 3, 2019
    North American Premiere
    Official Selection
  • ZUMA FILM FESTIVAL
    Abuja
    Nigeria
    December 1, 2019
    West African Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Kwara Film Festival
    Kwara
    Nigeria
    January 19, 2020
    West African Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Noida International Film Festival
    Delhi
    India
    January 25, 2020
    Asian Premiere
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Okeh Zubelu Okoh

OKOH OKEY ZUBELU, is a Nollywood Movie Director, who graduated from University Of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN). In 2003, he directed is first feature film, titled; EXPENSIVE ERROR. He has a lot of award winning movies to his credit; MIRROR OF BEAUTY directed by him, had seven nominations in AFRICA ACADEMY AWARD AMAA and won one in 2008. The same movie also made it to the last stage of screening in 2008 CANNES INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL for African films. In the same year, 2008 he was selected among ten top filmmakers to represent Nigeria in TEL AVIV centennial celebration in 2010. Other award winning films to his credit are WEEPING SOUL, FRIENDLY SCORPION, just to mention a few.

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Director Statement

Directing BEING ANNABEL was an acid test on the depth of my thoroughness in terms of character definition and interpretation. It took a lot of concentration to successfully separate EMMA from ANNABEL given that they were both played by one actor, OMA NNADI.