Ewo (Forbidden)
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Ekene Som Mekwunye is a Nigerian filmmaker and educator. He is an adjunct faculty member at the School of Media and Communication, Pan-Atlantic University, where he teaches...
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Director • Producer
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Nigeria
Born
Apr 22, 1978 (48)
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Ewo (Forbidden) (2025)
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Ekene Som Mekwunye is a Nigerian filmmaker and educator. He is an adjunct faculty member at the School of Media and Communication, Pan-Atlantic University, where he teaches film production and techniques. Beyond academia, Mekwunye is known for organizing free workshops for aspiring filmmakers through his initiative, The Imagery Program, focusing on screenwriting, filmmaking, and acting for screen. In addition to directing Honey Money, Mekwunye co-produced and served as an executive producer for the film. His other notable works include Move Like A Boss, which premiered in Nigerian cinemas in August 2024, and Ambivalent and Kali, both released exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in April 2024. His films I Hate Love Stories and Honey Money were showcased at the Zanzibar International Film Festival in August, marking the first Nigerian films to screen at the festival in nearly a decade.
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Apr 22, 1978
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48 years old
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Surulere, Ikeja
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Nigeria
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AMVCA 8
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2022
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Akanni Olayinka Quadri
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Ewo (Forbidden) • Move Like A Boss
Nancy Isime
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2 shared titles
Move Like A Boss • Honey Money
Chigozirim Nwanegbo
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1 shared title
One Lagos Night
Tim McManus
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Move Like A Boss
Ademola Adedoyin
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Ewo (Forbidden)
Akin Lewis
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Ewo (Forbidden)
Ali Nuhu
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One Lagos Night
Babatunde Ojo
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Light in the Dark
Jul 18, 2025
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Apr 28, 2023
Kava
Tobi an average school teacher encounters his childhood friend elder brother who is into fraud, he then decides to be a part of his group to become a big boy and a heavy money spender.
Aug 9, 2024
Prime Video
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May 29, 2021
Netflix
An unemployed graduate risks his freedom to commit a crime that he hopes would pay off big time.
Jan 25, 2019
Netflix
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