“La femme Anjola” is set for a North American premiere
La Femme Anjola, a 2021 African neo-noir crime thriller is set for a first-of-its-kind premiere at the prestigious MCC Theater. MCC Theatre is a leading non-profit Off-Broadway company in New York. The screening is a collaboration between African Film Festival and MCC Theater.
Set for the 21st of November, it precedes global streaming of the film to hold between 25th November and 28th November 2021.
La Femme Anjola, which translates to “The Woman Anjola” is written by Tunde Babalola and directed by Mildred Okwo. It is produced by Mildred Okwo and Rita Dominic, owners of The Audrey Silva Company. (the producers of the 2012 movie “The Meeting”) The film stars Nonso Bassey, Rita Dominic, Femi Jacobs, Mumbi Maina and others.
La Femme Anjola which premiered in Nigeria in March 2021 to great reviews, follows the story of a young Lagos investment banker who falls in love with the wife of a gangster.
“As a filmmaker, I am drawn to telling stories that capture the essence of my observations and “La Femme Anjola” is one such film,” said director Mildred. ”With this project, I have the opportunity to present a classic noir tale with a distinctively African twist; one that speaks for the times as it chronicles the journey of a young middle-class man who is simply a product of today’s Nigeria. In many ways, his story is the story of modern-day Nigeria.”
The film’s screening will be presented in conversation with MCC’s current production of “Nollywood Dreams” by Burnt Umber Playwright-in-Residence Jocelyn Bioh and directed by Saheem Ali (Fires in The Mirror). The cast of “Nollywood Dreams” will include Abena, Sandra Okuboyejo, Ade Otukoya, Emana Rachelle, Charlie Hudson, and Nana Mensah.
It recently received four Africa Movie Academy Awards nominations.