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NEW
YORK, August, 2004
"THE
LAST AFRICAN VIRGIN"
DESCRIPTION:
A young Nigerian writer, Emeka Okwu arrives in America to escape certain death in the hands of military dictators in his home country. He comes with a staunch African worldview and an idealistic view of America that are contrary to what his friends, Gerald, Dave and Francis have experienced in their years in America. As he fights to stay in America, he also fights to stay the same in spite of all the influences around him that are in stark contrast. He searches for a woman of his dreams when expediency requires him to get and marry any woman in order to regularize his stay. His visa expires and when faced with possible deportation, he refuses to compromise his principles. He loses his legal battle to stay in America along with his virginity.
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Directed
by Bethels Agomuoh
Asst.
Director, Oliver O. Mbamara
Technical
Director, Felix Nnorom
Produced
by Iroko Productions in conjunction with African Film Company (AFC) and United
African Artists (UAA)
Writer,
Rudolph Okonkwo
Script
Consultant, Oliver O. Mbamara
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AUDITION TEAM: From Left:
Rudolph Okonkwo, Oliver Mbamara, Bethels Agomuoh, and Felix Nnorom during
the audition in New York.
 ABOUT
RUDOLPH OKONKWO (Writer): A former Nigerian journalist who has
lived in Europe and America for over 10 years, and a syndicated columnist
for Nigeriaworld.com in the last 5 years.
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PRODUCTION TEAM: The production of “The Last African Virgin” is a joint effort by Iroko Productions in conjunction with United African Artists (UAA) and the Africa Film Company. The project is heavily dependent on the years of experience in the world of arts by numerous members of the United African Artists worldwide. Already, UAA has made available all the expertise and resources at its disposal, including artists of different persuasion, valuable contacts in the movie industry and an unparallel commitment to the success of the project.
Iroko
Productions & Publications LLC
10 Forest Street, Apt. 1
Lynn, MA 01905
Phone: 617 697 1733
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 Rudolph Okonkwo is a syndicated columnist. He writes about Nigerian politics and other weird happenings.
Okonkwo is from Nnobi in Anambra State. He has a Bachelor of Engineering degree from the federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State. He began his career as a reporter for Classique Magazine under the late May Ellen Ezekiel. He later did freelance work for punch and guardian Newspapers before he moved to the Daily Mail of Lagos where he became the Energy Correspondent. Rudolph’s skills and work ethic was soon discovered by his superiors as he rose to become the youngest Editorial board member of a national Newspaper. In March of 1993, he was fired from the Daily mail over an article he wrote that embarrassed the then military government of general Ibrahim Babangida.
In June of 1993, Okonkwo moved to the United Kingdom where he became a correspondent of the Journal Of Nigerian Affairs. He used the medium to join the fight against military and human rights abuses in Nigeria. In 1994, he visited the United States to cover the Super Eagles at the USA’94 World Cup Soccer.
Okonkwo reurned to the United States in 1995 and has been living there ever since. He is a contributing editor for various journals including the New York based Nigeria & Africa, Igbo Voice, Black business journal, amongst others.
His first book, Children of a Retired God will be published in September 2004.
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