Michelle Bello

Flower Girl set to premiere in Ghana

Flower Girl, the romantic comedy with the signature of emerging director Michelle Bello is due for a premiere in Ghana on April 5 at the Silverbird Galleria, Accra. The movie stars Ekwu Edewor, Damilola Adegbite, Chucks Chukwujekwu, Chris Attoh, and Bikiya Graham-Douglas in lead roles. It was first premiered on February 14 at the Silverbird Galleria with over 200 people in attendance including the lead actors and celebrities from the entertainment industry, the media, sponsors of the movie premiere, friends and colleagues. “Flower Girl’’ revolves round the life of a shy florist (Kemi) who is desperate to tie the knot with her long-time boyfriend (Umar).  In a desperate bid to make him jealous, she teams up with a most unlikely ally (Tunde), a famous Nollywood star. Directed by Michelle Bello (Small Boy) and Co-Produced by Michelle Dede (Big Brother Nigeria) the movie benefited from the amazing talent of the award winning Art Director Bola Bello (AMAA award winner for Direction: Small Boy), award winning screenwriter Jigi Bello (Shooter, The Waiting Room) and Director of Photography James Costello (2011 African & Nigerian Critics Award winner for Cinematography: Inale, and DP of Last Flight to Abuja and Black November). Proudly sponsored by blue chip organizations including the Guardian Newspapers, NLPC Pension Fund Administrators Limited, Gregoose/Martini, Newton and David, Tanus Books, Bella Naija, African Movie Entertainment (MNET), Vanguard Newspaper, Cool FM, Wazobia FM, Yellow Chilli Restaurant, Beeta Universal Arts Foundation and Jungle Filmworks, Flower Girl was reportedly voted the number one movie in the Genesis Deluxe Cinemas on Valentine’s Day and it also ranked number one in the Nigerian movies charts despite having no major Nollywood stars in a leading role.