Friday, June 6th, 2025

‘Red Circle’: How Nora Awolowo is Playing The Collaborative Game with Rixel Studios

Red Circle marks a turning point as the first feature film from Rixel Studios, a company Nora Awolowo founded at the age of nineteen. “This film was born out of me and the team wanting to leave our comfort zone,” the filmmaker says in an interview with What Kept Me Up, alongside Abdul Tijani-Ahmed and Akay Mason. “We wanted to tell a story drawn from everyday Nigerian life, something close to my heart.” 

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Akay Mason-Directed ‘Red Circle’ With Bukky Wright, Folu Storms, Timini Egbuson, Tobi Bakre, Lateef Adedimeji, Femi Branch, Omowumi Dada Begins Shooting

Nora Awolowo’s Rixel Studios has unveiled the cast for Red Circle, an action thriller with Akay Mason (Elevator Baby) in the directorial seat. Kicking off with a social media campaign that featured the circulation of […]

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‘Love in a Pandemic’ Review: Nigerian Stories Make Good Rom-coms and This One Starring Nancy Isime is Just That

The most popular response to the pandemic around the world was lockdowns aimed to curb the spread of the virus. Nigeria was not left out. Immediately after the first few cases were confirmed, a nationwide […]

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