Nigerian actor Muka Ray talked about his very early start in film, beginning as one of the country's first recognizable child actors in old celluloid movies. He played roles like the son of a character named Adelove in a film called Taxi Driver, also appearing in productions titled Kadara and Jayeisimi. His path shifted after his father died, pushing him into the pioneering wave of young creators making home videos.
Ray noted the home video format simply did not exist during his father's era. He credited filmmaker Alade Aromire with leading that change, being the first to realize you could shoot on videotape and still project it for a big audience. His first movie, Dukia, was shot in December of 1989, just months after his dad passed away earlier that same year. He recalled the entire production budget being only two thousand five hundred naira, with filming wrapped in a single day.
Ray noted the home video format simply did not exist during his father's era. He credited filmmaker Alade Aromire with leading that change, being the first to realize you could shoot on videotape and still project it for a big audience. His first movie, Dukia, was shot in December of 1989, just months after his dad passed away earlier that same year. He recalled the entire production budget being only two thousand five hundred naira, with filming wrapped in a single day.
