EJE (Blood)

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Lara, an unemployed young lady, responds to an online ad for a babysitter. To her surprise, she gets the job with just a phone interview and no reference checks.

She has fuzzy flashbacks of being assaulted in the house before blacking out. Nobody believes her, not even the investigating officers. An old cleaner in the hospital secretly tells her she knows what happened to her. She claimed it’s linked to her ancient RH Negative bloodline. As things become clearer in her memory, the reality of the revelation is earth-shattering. It plunges her into a world where nobody is who they say they are and forces her to believe in the unbelievable. The human race is facing an existential threat.

Fabian Adeoye Lojede

Director
Fabian Adeoye Lojede

Writer

Comatose
Seanice kacungira Lojede

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Fabian Adeoye Lojede

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Comatose, Man On Ground
Mickey Madoda Dube

CO-PRODUCERS

Sobukwe: A Great Soul, Comatose, One Humanity, Imagine Afrika, A Walk in the Night
Kalumbu Kapisa

CO-PRODUCERS

South Africa
Moroba Nkawe

CO-PRODUCERS

Mandela's Gun, Cuckold, Room 9, Zimbabwe, State of Violence
Vusi Kunene

Key Cast

"Detective Dumisani"

Eye in the Sky, A united Kingdom, Cry the beloved country, The First Grader, Jacob's Cross
Akin Omotoso

Key Cast

"Detective Tayo"

Blood Diamond, Shake Hands with the Devil, Lord of War, Queen of Katwe, Jacob's Cross
Anthony Bishop

Key Cast

"Doctor"

Chappie, Black Sails, District 9, Catch a Fire, Jacob's Cross
Nqobile Khumalo

Key Cast

"Lara"

Uncovered, New Queer Visions: Lust in Translation, Scandal
Deborah Lettner

Key Cast

"Connector"

Comatose, Epiphany, Beaver Falls, Angel of the Skies
Elizabeth Phoolo

Key Cast

"Cleaner Lerato"
Jonathan De La Querra

DOP

3 Days To Go, The Jakes Are Missing, Saints and Sinners, Gog' Helen
Fabian Adeoye Lojede

ART DIRECTOR
Melanie Jankes Golden

EDITOR

Trackers, The Girl from St. Agnes, Swartwater, WW2 Battles for Europe, Shuga, Shaina, How to Ruin Christmas: The Wedding, Finding Lenny ,Intersexions, Nothing for Mahala
Lehlogonolo Mphahlele

EDITOR
Fabian Adeoye Lojede

WARDROBE
Athena Argyrakis

ADDITIONAL EDITS
Mark Yaman

SOUND DESIGN
Tunde Ogundipe

VFX & GRADE
Kunle Ayo

MUSIC SCORE
Silindile Dladla

MAKE UP & HAIR
Guy Steer

RE- RECORDING MIXER

Comatose, Farewell Ella Bella, Ayanda, Sobukwe: A Great Soul, The Ghost and the House of Truth, Knuckle City, The Number, Vaya
MOGALE MAMAILA

SOUND DEPARTMENT
TUNDE OGUNDIPE

SPECIAL EFFECTS

The Game Maker
Eldridge Jacobs

CAMERA AND ELECTRICAL DEP

Night Drive
Bongani Khumalo

CAMERA AND ELECTRICAL DEP
Mzwandile Makhondo

CAMERA AND ELECTRICAL DEP
Jonathan De La Querra

CINEMATOGRAPHY

3 Days to Go
Kunle Ayo

COMPOSER
Neo Baloyi

PRODUCTION MANAGER

Collision
Mitchell Jaji

Production Assistant
Precious Mphaphuli

Production Assistant
Alex Kawesa

Graphic Designer
Emeke Joe Ugbaja

Graphic Designer
Gustav Mdluli

Graphic Artist
Yandisa Andile Hlangwana

FILM WEBMASTER
Korede Ajeniya

THANKS
Anthony Bishop

THANKS

District 9
Yomi Black

THANKS

Assistant Madams
Nicholas Costaras

THANKS

Sink (IV)
Melanie Jankes Golden

THANKS

Intersexions
Jude Idada

THANKS

Kofa
Adeline Lojede

THANKS
Siphiwe Nkosi

THANKS
Akin Omotoso

THANKS

Tell Me Sweet Something
Ose Oyamendan

THANKS

Aswat Acherim
Carmen Sangion

THANKS

Salvation
Carmen Sangion

THANKS

Salvation (VI
Robbie Thorpe

THANKS

Vaya
Adze Ugah

THANKS

Isibaya
Fabian Machaya

EXTRAS
Wandile Maposa

EXTRAS
Carolyn Carew

EXTRAS

Sew the Winter to My Skin
Joshua

EXTRAS
Beauty Moyo

EXTRAS
George Olushile

EXTRAS
Melitha Tshabalala

EXTRAS

Project Type:

Experimental, Short
Genres:

Sci-fi
Runtime:

14 minutes 55 seconds
Completion Date:

March 6, 2021
Production Budget:

80,000 USD
Country of Origin:

South Africa
Country of Filming:

South Africa
Language:

English, Zulu
Shooting Format:

Digital, Sony F55
Film Color:

Color
First-time Filmmaker:

Yes
Student Project:

No

Director Biography - Fabian Adeoye Lojede

Fabian, an actor/ writer/Producer/Voice-over artist and Ad agency ECD.
Makes his narrative directorial debut with Eje (Blood). He co- produced and starred in the award-winning film, Man On Ground, which was directed by Akin Omotoso, and premiered at the Toronto film festival in 2011. Fabian was one of the leads in the long running Pan- African drama series Jacob’s Cross, playing the role of Bola Abayomi. He's appeared in the Showmax/ HBO international series Trackers, and South African hit TV series Isibaya, Isidingo and Isono. He co- produced and co- wrote Comatose, playing the lead alongside Hakeem Kae-Kazim and the French international actor, Aissa Maiga. Fabian is the Co- Founder of the Production companies 1 Take Media and Deo Media Holdings. He is also an executive partner at Blu Flamingo Africa, a Pan- African digital agency.

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Director Statement

I want to tell African stories and take indigenous narrative perspectives to a global audience. Eje is a creative concoction of fiction, myth, fact, and my narrative imagination on the RH negative debate. I've created an expandable world with subliminal messaging on the duality of culture, societal beliefs, science and religion.

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EJE (Blood)