New Nollywood biopic ‘My Name Is Misan’ explores marital abuse, family support
Uche Macaulay, Bimbo Manuel, Joke Silva, and some of Nollywood’s fine actors and actresses are set to star in a compelling biopic, ‘My Name Is Misan’.
The movie, whose screenplay is written by Ifeoma Emo-Onerhime, will be produced by Nollywood’s highly rated producer, Judith Audu of Judith Audu Production, directed by Nollywood’s fine director, Uyoyou Adia, and coordinated by Chino Obasi, a renowned brand strategist and brand consultant.
The biopic is a true-life account that explores the topical issues of marital abuse, domestic violence, and its far-reaching impact on the psychological and mental health of women and children alike. It also touches on the importance of family support system during such challenges and the role of traditional beliefs and worships in our society as well as the need for social welfare support.
‘My Name is Misan’, is the story of a young lady, Orighmisan who met her heartthrob in the university (UNIBEN) a dashing and brilliant young man, a first-class candidate and the romance led to marriage and later, a beautiful family with two children, a girl and a boy.
This beautiful ideal close knit upper middle-class family who dined out every weekend at some of the best restaurants and were also members of prestigious clubs in Lagos were to be fraternally dislocated by a seemingly minor accusation which festered into a monster that will eventually consume the family.
According to the producers, the movie is bound to raise a lot of social discourse especially on the ignorance of extreme case of bipolar disorders, traditional family beliefs, set cultural ways, and religious worship.
Misan Udogie, a chartered accounting professional and banker is the Executive Producer of the movie. She authored her memoir, Being my name Orighomisan, and has founded The Orighomisan Foundation, which was born out of triumphing through her adversity.
Speaking on the movie, she noted that it captures her life’s experience including her period of adversity.
“Orighomisan means my head is good and I think that was the name that spoke for me through adversity. The adverse times put a lot of strain on me but it also gave me experiences that enabled me to overcome even though in my own way, I was able to through the adverse time. That’s why I’m sharing my story in form of a movie.
“The strength and intensity of my story made me decide to put it into a movie. It was actually a pet project. I wanted to do a 30 minutes video, but upon contracting a brand strategist and a movie producer, my story became bigger than me. The story is now being adapted into the big screen,” she said.
