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Sham Love - Online Dating Ruse

Divorcee Diana (35) joins the trendy online dating scene. The good times that flow is only a facade for the piercing dark intentions of her new lover. But not just him. A whole clan of people tear away at Diana's purse and heart, all at once. Until a chance event rescues her from the perfect scam.

  • Chuba Obi
    Director
    Escape - Stop That Wedding
  • Chuba Obi
    Writer
    Escape - Stop That Wedding
  • Chuba Obi
    Producer
    Escape - Stop That Wedding
  • Kristen Thompson-King
    Key Cast
  • John Ojeyemi
    Key Cast
  • Sophia Sinclair
    Key Cast
  • Marc Gordon
    Key Cast
  • Andy Mcleod
    Key Cast
  • Greg Hughes
    Key Cast
  • Fran Walker
    Key Cast
  • Ava Rapson-Woods
    Key Cast
  • Suzanne Kendall
    Key Cast
  • Eric Mustafa
    Key Cast
  • Corrine Salome
    Key Cast
  • Chris Okusaga
    Key Cast
  • Zhivko Ivanov
    Key Cast
  • Cassanrda Ola Harrington
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    Romance, crime, Drama, Thriller
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 36 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    May 24, 2022
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Chuba Obi

Chuba’s first feature film (Escape – Stop That Wedding, 2019) which he wrote and directed, won the Detaron TV (Roku Channel) ‘Best Independent Film’ award for 2020. Hot on the heels of that success, he has written and directed this feature titled “Sham Love – Anthology 2”. In a freshly assembled team of talented writers, Chuba is working on a number of feature screenplays under the umbrella title ‘Sham Love Stories’, scheduled for production in 2021/22. More of his works can be seen at www.ShamLoveStories.com

Chuba is a graduate of Staffordshire University film School in England, with a Masters degree in Film Production. He is also a published graphic novelist.

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Director Statement

‘Sham Love – Online Dating Ruse’ is the second in a growing collection of feature films of the Romance Crime thriller genre, under the umbrella title ‘Sham Love Stories’. The vision is a collection of features made for the genre lovers specifically, and generally for audiences who love deep human stories.
This film reveals the inner deep trust and faith a woman lives with when she is in total belief of her husband to be, notwithstanding the clearly uncertain elements of his persona. She trusts because he draws her to and her heart is so inclined.
However, I was careful to also adequately tell the other side of the story. He is not without pressures and even strong belief in the inevitability of his actions. In deed he believes he will make things right and that the purpose for which he acts as he does makes the wrongness of his methods immaterial.
In striking the balance between the motives behind each person’s actions, I questioned myself continuously. It was a real challenge to maintain the balance so that the audience can make up their own minds on which side to bring down the hammer of judgement.

This version of the film is work in progress. Post production: score, audio mix, final colour grading are pending.