The primary highschool musical movie produced in Nigeria has been previewed on the weekend, in the course of the thirty fifth anniversary reunion of the 1989 Class of Authorities Faculty Ibadan Outdated Boys Affiliation (GCIOBA).
The film preview was a part of actions marking the thirty fifth anniversary reunion of the 1989 Class of GCIOBA.
The movie titled, ‘Pleasure Rock: The Chronicles’, was produced and directed by Samsideen Adesiyan and sponsored by Gbegande Olusegun Onayinka Basis. The movie, which has almost 300 teenage actors, options high Nollywood actors reminiscent of Yemi Solade, Bimbo Oshin, Afiz Oyetoro, Ropo Ewenla, Taiwo Ibikunle, Emmanuel Nlemadim, Seun Kentebe, Ralph Niyi, Aisha Lawal, Femi Durojaiye, Joke Muyiwa, Jude Orhora and Andreas Fritzer.
It additionally embody teen actors reminiscent of; Martins Ibikunle, Kiitan Olowookere, Inioluwa Taiwo, Olamide Carew, Gbenga Ajayi, Michael Aluko, Olowolafe Tobi, Timileyin Olayemi, Onasebu Timileyin, Imoudu Elijah, Owoeye Cyrus, Ayeni Michael, Samuel Arowolo, Israel Olufemi, Babatope Daniel, Simisola Sheleru, Oreoluwa Bamidele, Perpetual Ozurumba, Eniola Afolabi, Favour Oluwagbemi, and Temitope Ajiboye
‘Pleasure Rock: The Chronicles’ tells the story of the celebrated Authorities Faculty Ibadan from the 12 months of basis in 1929 by means of its early formative and transformative years.
Its plots and sub-plots share with the world the highschool experiences of the college’s college students who’ve had important impacts on Nigeria and the world at massive.
A press release launched on Sunday stated the tales replicate the dogma and precept of excellence upon which the college was based.
It added that GCI, as it’s extensively identified, produced a number of the finest personalities that helped to construct the early foundations of Nigeria throughout totally different fields.
“Arguably, GCI has extra previous boys who’ve projected Nigeria and Africa onto the world stage greater than some other secondary faculty in Nigeria. Its story thus deserves to be advised as we battle to rebuild Nigeria and encourage our teeming youths.”
Based on Olusegun Onayinka, an previous boy of the college, he stated: “The thought behind this film is to breed the experiences of nice males who’ve handed by means of Authorities Faculty Ibadan with the intention to create a legacy for the college and to function a guiding mild for the brand new era of scholars and people to come back. We’re proud to say that that is the primary highschool musical film in Nigeria and Africa.”
Talking additional, Onayinka stated: “As chances are you’ll already know, the 1989 Class of the GCIOBA has modernized the college Meeting Corridor and redesigned its stage.
“The Class set undertook the mission with the intention to create alternatives for GCI to provide extra literary giants and high class artistic gurus like T.M Aluko, Cyprian Ekwensi, Wole Soyinka, Dapo Adelugba, Femi Osofisan, Bode Sowande, Yanju Adegbite, Bisola Ologunde- Lagbaja, and several other others from the youthful era of previous boys.
“It’s anticipated that when the movie makes its option to cinema homes and different channels, it is going to present the inspiration for teens to intention excessive no matter their background.”
Reiterating the purpose, the director of the movie, Samsideen Adesiyan, stated: “Pleasure rock is the story of odd boys who left their villages and cities throughout Nigeria to converge in Apata, the little village the place Authorities Faculty Ibadan is positioned. These odd boys went on to develop into nice personalities who did extraordinary issues that put Nigeria on the worldwide stage. Due to this fact, for all of the younger boys at present within the faculty and people to come back, the movie is saying ‘you are able to do extraordinary feats regardless of who you are actually’. GCI historically is a melting pot for everybody and an ideal instance of a leveling floor with out discrimination.”
Adesiyan additionally defined additional: “We got down to make a highschool musical movie as a novel concept within the context of Nollywood as a result of we wish to attain youths of various backgrounds and cultures. Moreso as a result of as a highschool movie, we’re extra targeted on telling tales which are constructive and which encourage, spiced with a wide range of leisure experiences; dance, music and motion. The music within the movie is eclectic and of two varieties, musical dialogues and incidental music. The compositions and productions journey throughout generations, so what you can find is a potpourri of various sounds reflecting time, cultures and genres.”
He concluded that despite the massive challenges, the movie is about to revolutionise Nollywood as it is going to function one other ‘type of movie’ others will aspire to do.