After The Critics Company posted their clips on YouTube, the collective caught the eye of Black List founder Leonard, who tipped off Abrams.
A group of Nigerian teens and self-proclaimed “movie buffs” used to spend “hours and hours” doing a typical cinephile activity: gushing about the great movies they loved and criticizing the ones they loathed.
Based in Kaduna, Nigeria, and launched more than five years ago, the group expanded and now includes 10 members ages 6-20 . There are seven young men: Raymond Yusuf, Lawson Titus, Godwin Gaza Josiah, Victor Josiah, Ronald Yusuf, Richard Yusuf and Ridwan Abdullateef; and three young women: Rejoice Josiah, Raechel Ken, and Raechel Yusuf.
Leonard tipped of J.J. Abrams, and the filmmaker was so in awe of what he saw that he rallied Bad Robot’s resourceful Kate Webster to help send the team a crate chock-full of filmmaking essentials and gear to keep making their art. Reached by, Abrams expressed his gratitude to Leonard for shining a spotlight on the “brilliant, inventive” creators. “They already have the important stuff: talent, determination and huge hearts,” Abrams said.
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