“Onye ije, nno!” is a phrase in Nigeria’s native Igbo language which means, “You who have traveled, welcome!” CrisMachelle Films is proud to bring Nollywood to a U.S. audience who might not have realized the quality and scope of Nigeria’s film industry, worth an estimated $5.1 billion USD each year. For many of us here in the U.S., it might be surprising to learn Nollywood cinema is the second largest in the world, in terms of films produced per year. With hundreds of movies and TV shows premiering each year, Nollywood ranks ahead of Hollywood and just behind India’s prolific Bollywood cinema.
Mrs. Evelyn Mukwuah Nworah is a visionary film maker looking to do more than just bring Nollywood to American audiences, but she is also looking to bring autism awareness to an international platform. Sparked by her own son’s journey with autism, Nworah’s project for 2015 is an autism documentary that will be promoted in the U.S. and in Africa.
Headquartered in Houston, CrisMachelle Films operates branches in Nigeria, Ghana and Sierra Leone. Operations are headed by CEO Evelyn Mokwuah Nworah, who lends considerable business savvy and production experience matched by a personal commitment to African cinema and the talent it possesses. Creative direction comes from Osita Okoli, who draws on more than a decade of professional experience and a classical education in the art of filmmaking. Priscilla Osita Okoli advises production and handles screenwriting duties, and is responsible for some of Nollywood’s most riveting storylines.
Mrs. Nworah has also broken ground on an autism academy in Abuja Nigeria. For this reason, she is a Couture Honoree.
For more information on CrisMachelle films, please visit http://www.crismachelle.com/welcome.html
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