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?
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Taiwo EgunjobiDirectorGreen Fever, All na vibes, In Ibadan, Gidi Blues-co writer
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Ibiere AddeyProducer
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Isaac AyodejiWriterAll na vibes, In Ibadan, Dwindle
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Ibiere AddeyWriter
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Toluwanimi OsaileKey Cast"Zainab Ali"All na vibes
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Temilolu FosudoKey Cast"Wale Badmus"In Ibadan, The Griot
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Project Type:Short
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Genres:Romance, Drama
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Runtime:17 minutes 50 seconds
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Completion Date:January 14, 2022
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Production Budget:2,500 EUR
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Country of Origin:Nigeria
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Country of Filming:Nigeria
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:4:3
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
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The African Film Festival (TAFF)DALLAS, Texas
United States
June 1, 2022
Official Selection -
Pan African Youths Film & Arts FestivalLeaking Lagos
Nigeria
May 14, 2022
Nigeria
Nominee -
The ShortsLagos-Ikeja
Nigeria
Official Selection
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.
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.