By Juliet Ebirim

On Sunday,June 8, the DVD Launch for Mbong Amata’s movie ‘Darima’s Dilemma’ was held at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. The event was well attended by celebrities from the movie industry. Monalisa Chinda,Susan Peters, Agatha Amata, Chico Ejiro, Frederick Leonard, Uru Eke, Elvis Chuks, Uduak Oguamanam, I.K Ogbonna, Lancelot Imasuen, Belinda Effah, Uche Iwuanyanwu, Padita Agu were among the notable names that graced the event.

At the event, an excited Mbong enthused, ‘This is my debut as a producer and I’m having the support of my dear friend ,Emem Isong. I decided to take a plunge, try something new and I’m glad it came out right. The movie is basically a twin story about two sisters. One is cool and the other is hot-headed, she elopes with her lover and the rest is…., you have to see the movie. In the past, I’ve done highly political and socially influential films, but this time, I decide to do something more laid back and not too serious. It’s bad enough that we have to deal with all these craziness in the country, so we need to relax and think of something different. I felt I could deliver that was why I decided to do it. Besides, I’ve never done anything like this before, playing two characters in the same film and producing. I liked the challenge and so I went for it.’

On her part, Emem Isong added,”I had to give my friend , Mbong, all the support she needed. It was a very fun set. Everyone worked well together. When it was done , nobody wanted to go home.”

The event was compered by the hilarious Chigurl who did a wonderful job, held it together through out the show. In the movie, Darima is happily married to the love of her life, Josh, but harbors a secret that is capable of crashing her perfectly created home.

Mbong Amata, who is the executive producer of the movie, starred alonside Majid Michel, I.K Ogbonna, Ihuoma Nwigwe and Diana Yekini. It was directed by Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen and Emem Isong was consulting producer.