Private Project

Crushed Roses - the saga of an undefined relationship

A young university poet in the late 90s struggles to define her relationship with her best friend. How deep can love slice the heart when there is no boundary?

  • Taiwo Egunjobi
    Director
    Green Fever, All na vibes, In Ibadan, Gidi Blues-co writer
  • Ibiere Addey
    Producer
  • Isaac Ayodeji
    Writer
    All na vibes, In Ibadan, Dwindle
  • Ibiere Addey
    Writer
  • Toluwanimi Osaile
    Key Cast
    "Zainab Ali"
    All na vibes
  • Temilolu Fosudo
    Key Cast
    "Wale Badmus"
    In Ibadan, The Griot
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Romance, Drama
  • Runtime:
    17 minutes 50 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 14, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    2,500 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Nigeria
  • Country of Filming:
    Nigeria
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:3
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • The African Film Festival (TAFF)
    DALLAS, Texas
    United States
    June 1, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Pan African Youths Film & Arts Festival
    Leaking Lagos
    Nigeria
    May 14, 2022
    Nigeria
    Nominee
  • The Shorts
    Lagos-Ikeja
    Nigeria
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Taiwo Egunjobi

Taiwo Egunjobi is a Nigerian writer and film director. He studied Psychology at the University of Ibadan.
He's shared writing credits for films like Gidi Blues, Dwindle,

The Grudge amongst many others.
His films such as Musomania, "In Ibadan", All Na Vibes have been screened at prestigious festivals around the world.
He's also the editor in chief at Filmkaku where he writes about African filmmaking.

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Director Statement

Crushed Roses is based on Ibiere Addey's beautiful and tender novelette "Crushed Roses: The Saga of An Undefined Relationship". A classic love story written in a stylistic poem-prose in the voice of a young romantic African woman

The film was created in very much the same way every word and sentence was carefully considered and weaved in the novelette. Ultimately, I hope that the film speaks to hearts and tender roses.