Hollywood, Nigerian Air Force film collaboration ‘Eagle Wings’ underway
Starring Nollywood stars Eyinna Nwigwe and Femi Jacobs as leads, the film is a poignant action war drama about an Airforce Fighter Pilot who is caught in the harrowing world of insurgency.According to him, the film explores the often tragic, yet thrilling business of fighting for life, peace, and the freedom to love in the face of great violence.
With this project, Mr Papel said he will be able to successfully tell not just any story, but an original African story from a place of power and grace. “This first of a kind movie is being shot using the Atlaslensco Orion 2x anamorphic lenses on the Alexa mini cameras, shooting OpenGate-the first to be ever done in West Africa and Nollywood at large,” he said.
PREMIUM TIMES gathered that the Nigerian military offered equipment for the film’s production. The cast members are also receiving basic field training before production.The Nigerian Film Corporation initiated the partnership with the country’s defence headquarters to enable Nollywood to correctly tell the story of the country’s military.
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