How 300 Pages Of Rage Birthed My Movie, Penance — Director Awal Abdulfatai
I n this exclusive interview, Director, Awal Abdulfatai Rahmat, talks about his latest movie ‘Penance’, which delivers a bold and unflinching portrayal of power, trauma, and justice. The movie tackles the complexities of sexual assault and the resilience of its survivors. He further shared the vision, passion that fueled the interesting movie. Egungwu Chukwuka brings excerpts. Can you take us through your journey as a filmmaker? I would always like to believe that I am one of the lucky and blessed ones in this industry. Though I am yet to attain the status I love, the journey has been good. It’s been over two decades now since I started my journey and I began that with the Yoruba industry. I had one “Egbon” back then, who I used to follow around; ‘Adebukola Hassan’ but that wasn’t cutting it for me because I wanted more. In 2010, I started working for a production house; Digital Interactive Media as Project Manager under the tutelage of Sola Fajobi. We produced so...