O-TOWN (2015)

The story of a small town as told from a mysterious filmmaker’s point of view. O-town is the town of his birth, and Peace, a two-bit hustler is at the center of all that has gone wrong with the town. The mysterious filmmaker has a near omnipresent overview of the pimps, the scam artists, and the drug dealers as they ravage the moral backbone of a town wholly subjugated by a sadistic and suavely mannered gangster, simply known as The Chairman… but not for much longer.

Director & Writer: C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi
Producer: Oge Obasi
Starring: Paul Utomi, Brutus Richard, Ifeanyi Delvin Ijeoma, Chucks Chyke, Ifu Ennada, Lucy Ameh, Kalu Ikeagwu, Olu Alvin
Cinematography: Tunji Akinsehinwa

FESTIVALS AND PRIZES

  • Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) — (Nigeria, 2014)
  • Göteborg Film Festival (Sweden, 2016)
  • S16 Film Festival (Nigeria, 2024)

African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) 2016
• Winner — Achievement in Soundtrack
• Nominee — Best Nigerian Film
• Nominee — Best Young / Promising Actor

Screen Awards 2016
• Nominee — People’s Choice West African International

PRESS & REVIEWS

O-Town Retains Its Low-Budget Charm 9 Years Later (by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo)

CJ Obasi’s ‘O-Town’ is Overindulgent but Brilliant (by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo)

CJ Obasi to release a reworked version of ‘O-Town’ later this year (by Pulse Nigeria)