Nigerian Filmmaker Breaks New Grounds with Historical Epic Movie and ABCs of Death Series
Lancelot Imasuen, one of the most ambitious filmmakers in Nigeria’s Nollywood is breaking new grounds with his historical epic movie Invasion 1897 and for being the only African director among the 26 selected directors making the short horror thrillers of The ABCs of Death series.
He is one of the most prolific producers in Africa and his movies have focused on the unexplored aspects of the African experience including tribalism, witchcraft, crime, poverty, religion, and folk beliefs.
Lancelot has just concluded his own segment for the Alphabet P with “Prince Venom” in the 26 segments of the horrors of death anthology in Benin. Then he will be in London for the British locations of Invasion 1897, featuring Nigerian born Charles “Chucky” Venn who is famous for his roles as Curtis Alexander in Sky’s “One’s Dream Team”, Tremaine Gidigbi in “Footballers’ Wives” and as Ray Dixon in “EastEnders”, and also starring the St. Lucian-born English actor Joseph Marcell, who has acted in over 34 films and 3 TV shows, including “The Santa Trap”, “Brothers And Sisters” and “The Bill” and popularly known for his role as Geoffrey, the English butler on the NBC sitcom “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”. The top Nigerian stars in the epic include Segun Arinze Paul Obazele, Mike Omoregbe who played the lead role as Oba Ovoramwen, Charles Inojie and the late Justus Esiri.
