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Nigerian comedian, Bright Okpocha a.k.a Basketmouth is set to unveil his debut feature flick titled ‘The Exorcism of Alu’.
The comedian turned filmmaker noted that the film will be out in the cinemas on January 15.
Basketmouth stated that he has been working on the movie for six years, describing it as his “most challenging project”.
He wrote on Instagram: “ For 6yrs I’ve been working on my very first feature film, my most challenging project.
“I kept it on the low because everyone I told, doubted my ability to pull it off. Today, I present to you……The Exorcism of Alu, a horror/thriller movie.
“Brace yourselves for this one.”
The movie also features Rekiya Yusuf, Sound Sultan, Tevez Houston, Winona Crwaford, Jamie Whitehouse, among others.
Basketmouth, a leading player in the comedy industry in Nigeria and having represented the Stand-up Comedy genre as one of Nigeria and Africa’s leading exports, the Basketmouth brand has over the years won hearts of Nigerians and non-Nigerians.Basket over the years has hosted concerts featuring Jay Z, Rihanna, Beyonce, Joe, Chris Brown, Boys 2 men, Sean Paul, Wyclef Jean, Cool and the gang, Akon, Dru Hill,Buster Rhymes,, Fat Joe, Snoop Dogg, Ciara, Jarule, Brian McKnight and many more.
Basketmouth has headlined shows all over Africa, including South Africa, Ghana, Tanzania, Zambia, Kenya, Ethiopia etc, in 2013 he was approached by Comedy Central to his his own special and in 2014 was invited to be a part of Just for Laughs ‘one of the biggest comedy festival in the world.