Tiwa Savage turns actress, plays lead role in ‘Water and Garri’ film
Nigerian music star Tiwa Savage has taken a new leap as a lead actress and co-director of a new movie.
The 43-year-old artiste on Wednesday announced that she would make her debut for her first-ever movie titled ‘Water and Garri’.
Sharing a post on Instagram of a picture of her on set and with directors, she wrote, “This is about to be an ICONIC moment. My first calling and co-directing debut with the GOAT @meji Alabi.”
According to Screen Daily, the movie Water and Garri stems from Tiwa’s 2021 EP of the same title.
In the movie, while in the city of Cape Coast in Ghana, Tiwa plays the role of a fashion designer with a budding career in the U.S. who returns to her home in Africa to confront the guilt she left behind.
She is joined by Mike Afolarin, Andrew Bunting and Jemima Osunde.
African production company Unbound Studios and its subsidiary JM Films are said to have wrapped principal photography on their first feature, Water and Garri.
Meji Alabi directed the film written by Comfort Emmanuel, with Tiwa co-directing.
Jimi Adesanya produced the movie from Unbound Studios. Unbound Studios and its Subsidiary JM Films are African Production companies.
Alabi and Adesanya also serve as executive producers, along with Vannessa Amadi-Ogbonna.
Tiwa also wrote and performed the film’s original soundtrack and is an executive producer through her Everything Savage company.