Juju Stories
Country: Nigeria, France, Language: English, 84 mins
- Director: Abba Makama, C.J. 'Fiery' Obasi, Michael Omonua
- Writer: Abba Makama, C.J. 'Fiery' Obasi, Michael Omonua
- Producer: Francis Nebot, Oge Obasi, Adaugo Falcon Uzoma
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A three-part anthology film exploring modern day juju (magical) stories rooted in Nigerian folklore and urban legend, written and directed by the new Nigerian new wave cinema collective known as Surreal16. Juju Stories tackles juju in contemporary Lagos through three stories.
In Love Potion, by Michael Omonua, an unmarried woman agrees to use juju to find herself an ideal mate.
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In Yam, by Abba T. Makama, consequences arise when a street urchin picks up seemingly random money from the roadside.
In Suffer the Witch, by C. J. **Fiery** Obasi, love and friendship turns into obsession, when a young college woman attracts her crush's interest.
Cast & Characters
Belinda Agedah Yanga (as Mercy (segment "Love Potion"))
Paul Utomi (as Leonard (segment "Love Potion"))
Elvis Poko (as Tohfik (segment "Yam"))
Don Ekwuazi (as Amos (segment "Yam"))
Nengi Adoki (as Joy (segment "Suffer The Witch"))
Bukola Oladipupo (as Chinwe (segment "Suffer The Witch"))
Timini Egbuson (as Ikenna (segment "Suffer The Witch"))
Seun Kentebe (as Laolu (segment "Love Potion"))
Sarah Joe (as Simi (segment "Love Potion"))
Oluwabunmi Sogade (as Faith (segment "Love Potion"))
Okey Michael Ejoor (as Upperclass Man (segment "Yam"))
Uzoamaka Aniunoh (as Upperclass Woman (segment "Yam"))
Eric Nwanso (as Edet (segment "Yam"))
Ebuka Mike Uzoma (as Abiodun (segment "Yam"))
Mena Sodje (as Eunice (segment "Love Potion"))
Valerie Dish (as Deborah (segment "Yam"))
Rhoda Albert (as Patience (segment "Suffer The Witch"))
Chisom Coco Ofor (as Binta (segment "Suffer The Witch"))
Elvis Duke (as Ebele (segment "Suffer The Witch"))
Donald Ndubuisi (as Mark (segment "Suffer The Witch"))
Saheed David (as Lecturer (segment "Suffer The Witch"))
Roseanne Adenuga (as Mortician / Mad Woman / Beggar)