Stephanie Okereke’s new film Through the Glass has premiered in the United States, representing another milestone in the development of Nollywood. It was apparently well received. Why did Stephenie decide to make a Nollywood movie actually in Hollywood? “I wanted to do something different and I have been writing from when I was little,” she says, “I believe nothing is too difficult. It depends on how much you want it. I was at a stage in my career that I needed to do something unexpected to get to the next level.” Stephanie has already made over 100 movies in Nollywood.
The film was premiered before an invited audience at the Silver Screen Theatre of the Pacific Design Centre, Hollywood, California. Stephanie took the opportunity to also launch her new fashion line – the SO Collection - at the same event.
Stephanie has trained at the New York Film Academy and is therefore the ideal person to act as a bridge between Hollywood and Nollywood. The movie tells the story of the struggle of a traditional black girl having to deal with the attentions of a modern white man in an unbalanced power situation.
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