Dry, a 2014 movie by nollywood actress, stephanie okereke linus, will screen at the 2018 ray charles week which will take place at dillard university, new orleans, lousiana, u. She has starred in more than 100 films and has received several awards and nominations for. It leaves him free to commit the same deed over and over again, and may indeed win him the honors of a hero in the country of his victims. Five years later, in 2014, another movie directed by this talented woman came out. An inspiring true story of zara, a successful doctor who lives in wales, and halima, a young year old girl who is about to be wed in a rural part of africa.
Dry official trailer 1 2014 nigerian drama movie hd youtube. She was born stephanie onyekachi okereke on the 2nd of october 1982 in ngor okpala, imo state, nigeria. Released 2014, dry stars zubaida ibrahim fagge, stephanie linus, william mcnamara, darwin shaw the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 2 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. The event takes place at dillard university, new orleans, lousiana, u.
She believes in values such as hardwork, diligence, consistency, integrity, and excellence. Stephanie okereke is a woman who has distinctively set herself apart to cause a change in the movie industry with her show of character, resourcefulness, efficiency, professionalism and creativity. Stephanie okerekes new movie dry to be screened at dillard university, louisiana in us dry, a 2014 movie by nollywood actress, stephanie linus, will screen at the 2018 ray charles week. Dry official trailer 1 2014 nigerian drama movie hd. Stephanie okereke bio, age, family, husband, career.
And by now, the couple should be having their honeymoon in another classy location. Dry is a message, a call, a challenge, a push, a nudge, a beautiful movie. Stephanie okereke linus dry movie to screen at 2018 ray. According to the actress, the movie was inspired by the truelife stories of children who have been forced into early marriages and ended up having vesico vaginal fistula vvf. Twitter conversation with nigerian actress and awardwinning filmmaker stephanie okereke linus about her film, dry.
Acclaimed film dry takes on child marriage in nigeria ford. In this article, well be telling you about her net worth, awards, and nominations. But a question most ask is how did genevieve nnajis road to yesterday movie win best movie in west africa and stephanie okerekes dry movie won overall movie in africa, it is being argued that stephanie okereke should have won both awards. In 2014, stephanie released another movie, dry, which she wrote, directed, produced and acted. Award for the best overall movie africa at the amvca 2016. Stephanie okereke is a popular name among nigerians, especially movie lovers. Stephanie linus gets special recognition for dry february 6, 2019 february 10, 2019 christina 0 comments black history month, dry, stephanie okereke linus star actress stephanie linus yesterday received special recognition for her movie dry at an event called blacks in cinema. Stephanie okerekes dry gets 12 nomination at bon awards. Kudos to stephanie linus for an enlightening story and strong direction. Meet multiple award winning nollywood actress, stephanie okereke idahosa. However as time goes on halima develops a disease, which she gets shunned for. In this article, well be bringing to your knowledge a list of her movies and other interesting facts bout her.
Stephanie okereke linus has been in the movie industry for over two decades. Stephanie okereke is a popular nigerian actress, film director and producer. She was a teenager when she appeared in two nollywood movies, compromise 2 and waterloo in 1997. The film was themed around the practice of underage marriage and fistula among young nigerian women. Stephanie linus, for bringing this issue to our eyes. How stephanie okerekes dry was robbed by genevieve. Stephanie okerekelinus finally reveals she was honoured for dry yellowdanfo stephanie okerekelinus after posting a photo of tina knowles and herself,reveals that she was given a special recognition for the movie dry by paff stephanie okerekelinus finally reveals she was honoured for dry see more. Revealing on her website stephaniedaily, she was grateful for the strings of nominations, recognition and awards the movie has received so far. Popular videos stephanie okereke linus stephanie okereke linus topic. Through out her journey she is some what alone until her path. Stephanie linus is a nigerian actress, film director and model. It was released in 2014 and won the amvca best overall movie award of 2016.
That my movie dry was shot in the months of august and september 2012 in nigeria. Dry is a 2014 nigerian drama film directed by stephanie linus and starring stephanie okereke, liz benson, william mcnamara, darwin shaw. Stephanie okereke bio, age, husband, movies, instagram. Okereke began her career in teenage years by starring in two nollywood movies, compromise 2 and waterloo in 1997. This is because she has perfected the art of keeping her private life away from the radar of the.
I got married, had a child at the perfect time stephanie. Stephanie linus okereke, nollywoods actress has revealed that her latest movie dry gets 12 nomination for the bon awards 2015. Stephanie again fulfilled the directing, script writing, producing and acting roles all together. Now, its time for us to learn more about another nollywood star. I really enjoyed the realistic take on the story line, which offered both an entertainment and educational value. Exposing the misery of child marriage and obstetric. Stephanie okereke biography, career, movies,net worth and. Stephanie okereke has also won the overall best movie with the prize of a brand new car. In april 2012 she got married linus idahosa in paris, france and the couples are blessed with beautiful kids. Stephanie okereke linus is a nigerian actress, film director, and model born in ngor okpala, imo, nigeria on october 2, 1982. One movie i cannot wait to watch there are quite a few of them is stephanie okerekelinus dry.
When stephanie linus gave us the first look at her movie dry, the nation was buzzing about the. Nigerian movie gambling with marriage nadia buhari, stephanie okereke linus, van vicker. Just last week, rukky sanda premiered her latest movie gold diggin. Stephanie okereke linus dry wins movie of the year duration. Dry movie cast stephanie okereke as dr zara liz benson as matron zubaida ibrahim fagge as halima william mcnamara as dr brown darwin shaw as dr alex olu jacobs as speaker rahama hassan as fatima hauwa maina as hadiza rekiya. A lagosbased lawyer and multitalented artiste, daniella madudu has accused awardwinning nollywood actress, stephanie okerekelinus of adapting her manuscript into a movie. Though stephanie and her new husband, linus appear to be a perfect match, some say her marriage.
Stephanie linuss awardwinning film dry, set in kastinaala, northern nigeria, and aberystwyth, wales, tells the story of a nigerian woman, dr. June 8, 2017 stephanie okereke linus denies stealing dry movie script from daniella madudu in open letter character assassination is at once easier and surer than physical assault. In 2016, dry won the best narrative feature award at paff and i was unable to attend the festival at the time. Stephanie okereke linus is a nigerian actress, film director, and model. Another huge pip for screen diva stephanie linus from america. Nollywood diva stephanie onyekachi okereke recently tied the knot the second time in faraway paris amid funfair. With ferdinand afo, rekiya attah, samuel beavis, liz bensonameye.
The film was themed around the practice of underage. Stephanie okereke linus movie dry screens at ray charles. Stephanie has grown to be a humanitarian and style icon in africa entertainment. Stephanie okereke is a popular nollywood actress and film director. What was your experience like, and how did the audience respond to the movie.
The successful debut inspired stephanie okereke to try harder. Popular actress, stephanie okerekelinus, is in the limelight but she is rarely in the public glare. In 2014, stephanie okereke release her second movie dry and again served as a director, scriptwriter, producer, and actress in the movie. View stephanie okereke linus booking agent, manager, publicist contact info. On 20 july 20, a teaser trailer for the film was released, in response to the child marriage controversy ongoing in nigeria at the time.
And so unfpa named stephanie okerekelinus as the regional. Niyi tabiti do you remember the film dry by stephanie okereke linus. She graduated from the new york film academy in 2007, okereke released the movie through the glass. Lawyer accuses stephanie okerekelinus of stealing script. Nigerian actress stephanie okereke linus biography, life. She is also a former model and beauty queen and was the runner up of most beautiful girl in nigeria mbgn pageant in 2002. She has received several awards and nominations for her work as an actress, including the 200. Stephanie okereke linus management contact details name, email, phone number. Stephanie linus, popularly known as stephanie okereke, of course before her marriage to linus idahosa is one of the prominent nigerian actresses in nollywood. While the film is so good, i dont know that i would watch it again. Stephanie okerekes new movie dry to be screened at. Watch behind the scenes of this interesting movie titled dry coming soon, enjoy. Stephanie linus is a nigerian actressfilmmaker with an infectious personality.
She has received several awards and nominations for her work as an actress, including the 2003 reel award for best actress, the 2006 afro. Stephanie okereke linus denies stealing dry movie script. Stephanie okereke linus dry wins movie of the year by oak tv. Born on the 2nd of october 1982 in ngor okpala, imo state, stephanies dream was to become an actress. However, it is the prayer of all her fans that this marriage will not go the way of the previous one. How money and infidelity crashed stephanie okerekes first. She has earned a reputation as africas foremost actress, especially in nollywood, the nigerian film industry, which the new york times reported to be the worlds third largest. One that i strongly recommend be watched by every woman.