Boston Premiere Of FACES OF LOVE

FACES OF LOVE is a story about struggles, love, faith, betrayal and triumphs.

VIP GUESTS:

Actor/Director/Producer Desmond Elliot

Producer/Director/Actor Chris Onyeka

Actor/Manager /Producer Evenflow Gee

Actor/Director/Producer Robert Peters

Faces of Love was Directed by Robert Peters

MEET THE CAST:

Singer/Actress/Producer Monica Omorodion Swaida

Monica first fell in love with drama while in high school. She acted on stage doing dramatic poetry like Abiku, The Gods are not to blame, House Asunder and many more. She toured with her high school theater group before focusing more on music. She is also a professional musician and formed a group with the first African Rap Group called Sound on Sound. Members of her group included Mr. Kool, Ebony Bankole, Mustapha Amego and Scratch. She left the group and later did background singing for big stars Like Majek Fashek, Sunny Okosun and Evi Edna etc. She did a lot of background singing for lots of other artists. She also did lots of jingles and voice over.

While at the University of Massachusetts, she led her group in African cultural dances and singing. She recently returned back to her former university to do more drama celebrating Charles Dickens 200 year celebrations. Oliver Twist in Nigeria. She also featured in movies like Love song, Angel and the mailman.

She is a song writer and have some of her poems published. Monica is currently working on her album. She wrote and sang the movie sound track My baby is gone.

Soleil Diva

Soleil Diva is an entertainer with a unique blend of soulful vocals and swing beats that sooth the soul of listeners. She commands a resonant voice that bridges the gap between the singer and the listener on the inspiration of love and faith. Throughout her music career, Soleil has succeeded in creating songs that appeal to the heart with impassioned rhythmics to bind her emotions with those that adore her music. Soleilâ's ability to sing and perform blossomed when her parents returned to The Democratic Republic of Congo from where they had immigrated to the United States. She traveled to several countries in Europe to advance her music career before returning to the United States where she attended Auburn University in Alabama and the Atlanta Art Institute. She developed strong faith in God with sacrificial tendencies to help the underprivileged. She released her first album titled A French Kiss in 2000 with her twin sister in the music group, 2PM. She also released her self titled Solo album "Soleil Diva" in 2005.

Soleil took a break where she focused on her acting carreer. In 2006, she starred as a Lead actress in a Cameroon movie titled "Dream Kweenz" she pursuit acting courses and video production at the Atlanta Art Institute. Soleil Diva has presently appeared in more than ten Nollywood USA Films as a producer, writer, actress. She is still climbing the ladder with the release of her new album, C'est Moi La Femme, simply meaning " I AM That Woman" she is ready to take her music career to the next level. “My faith in God and my passion for African dance are encapsulated in my experience, dilemmas, tribulations and life encounters,” she says. 

Actress Syr Law

Law made her film debut, credited under her birth name Crystal Porter, as a Freshman in Pay The Price, 2000. She followed playing the role of a good-heart masseuse opposite Billy Dee Williams in The Good Neighbor, 2001, a sassy check-out girl in Big Ain't Bad, 2002 and a politically roused intern in Bottom, 2004. Appearing in four films in 2005, Law appeared in her first studio film for Lions gate, Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman directed by Darren Grant. That year, Law starred in Camp DOA[10] as college student on a road trip gone wrong, the critically acclaimed Sci-Fi Indie, Dark Remains and Somebodies was recognized at Sundance Film Festival and developed into a spin-off for BET, as the Network's first scripted series. Joining the Screen Actors Guild in 2007, Law found her birth name was in use. She used the first four letters of her first name, reversed their order, dropping the later letter. Hence, Syr found her own Law. The film Touching, 2007 is Law's first credit under her current professional name. Election,2008 saw Law playing an ambitious college student. The critically acclaimed film What To Bring To America, 2010 introduced Law as an international powerhouse. Law worked with Allen Wolf in 2010 on the sleeper, In My Sleep and the international market opened for Law in 2011 in her celebrated performance as Pearl Wisdoms in Paparazzi: Eye in the Dark. In 2012, Law made her television debut as Beckyon NBC's Days of Our Lives. She has also acted on stage in 2007 in A Lesson Before Dying, based on Ernest J. Gaines' novel, at the Actors' Group Theater, Hollywood, playing Vivian, the girlfriend of the lead character Jefferson, a black man who is wrongly sentenced to death for the murder of a white man.

Actor John Dumelo

John Dumelo born 3rd February 1984 is the son of Mr. John Dumelo and Mrs. Antionette Dumelo. He is the last and only boy of three children. John had his primary education at Christ the King International School in Accra, Ghana, where he was selected by GAMA Film Company to play the role as a pupil in the movie "Baby Thief". He had his secondary education at Achimota School and further studied at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology where he read Civil Engineering. He has since featured in television series such as, "Sun City" and "About To Wed", he is fast becoming an household name in the film industry featuring in a first movie titled "The King is Mine", where he played the role of a King in 2008. Since then, he has acted in over 80 movies with elites like Ramsey Noah, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, Ini Edo, Jackie Appiah, Majid Michel and Nadia Buari. He won Joy FM's Best Ghanaian Actor in 2009. John has been nominated for Africa's Most Promising Actor by AMMA 2010 for his role in "Heart of Men," and also, another nomination for Best Actor by Best of Nollywood Awards for his role in "The Maidens." John has won Africa's Most Outstanding Actor 2011 at the Afro Australian Movies and Music Awards in Dec 2011 in Australia. He also won the Best African Actor Award at the African Entertainment Awards in April 2012 in Malaysia. He recently did a Hollywood movie with Hollywood star Kimberly Ellis in Ghana In spite of his popularity, John remains humble and modest: "You know some people can get carried away when fame and fortune knocks on their door, making them lose focus of who they are and where they are coming from. I want to work hard to avoid that," he said. He is a great philanthropist, giving back to the society through charity.

Actor Raz Adoti

Adoti was born in Forest Gate, London of Nigerian descent (Nigerian British). He landed his first professional screen role on the British television show, Press Gang, playing a police officer. After a season with the National Youth Music Theatre (NYMT) winning the Edinburgh Festival Fringe First Award with Aesop, A New Opera and playing the lead Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls, Adoti was accepted into the Central School of Speech and Drama where he studied for three years earning his Degree in Acting. Adoti was cast as Yamba in Steven Spielberg's feature epic, Amistad alongside Anthony Hopkins, Morgan Freeman and Matthew McConaughey. After completing Amistad, he returned to London where he worked on various television and film projects. This included. Paul Maguigan's Gangster No. 1, and Black Hawk Down with director Ridley Scott, playing the antagonist Yousuf Dahir Mo'alim. Since then, Adoti has starred in numerous productions including Paul W. S. Anderson's Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Haven, Doom and The Hard Corps. Adoti also starred as Dutch Maas in Bill Duke's 2008 film.

Actress Jacqueline Collins K

Jacqueline Collins Kusi is a Ghanaian/Lebanese Actress. She is the daughter of Oyokohene Nana Collins Kusi and Josephine Kessie. She came to the United States at the age of 7. She attended Junior High through College here in America. As an American Citizen, she still prides herself both as American and Ghanaian. Her love for acting started in drama classes in Prospect Heights High in Brooklyn, NY. Jacqueline was discovered by fellow top Actress, writer and singer Soleildiva when she cast her in Destiny as Noreen. She also co-starred as the villain in the upcoming love story/action movie From Naa Dene with Love. She believes her experience in the NY based movie trained her to be a much more experienced actress. When her mentor and fellow actress/casting director Soleildiva called her to feature in the latest movie Faces of Love, she was ecstatic. Jacqueline strives to be the best actor she can be in any role handed to her. Professionalism and care for her fellow actors is extremely important to her when on set. Watch out for a lot more to come from this upcoming talent. 

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