‘Announcement’ Premiers on 31st January, 2013

Last week, the media had the opportunity to watch the movie titled ‘Announcement’ which features stars like; Adjetey Anang, David Dontoh, Anthony Woode, Doris Sackitey, Kafui Danku, Amanda Jissih, Fred Amugi, Albert Jackson-Davis, Peter Ritchie, amongst others.

The movie which is set to be premiere at the National Theatre on January 31, tells the story of a church in chaos. Why? Harriet, the eleven year old daughter of Rev. Martin Sam has been kidnapped by Samuel Mama, a young man who managed to break out of prison seven years into his life sentence.

Samuel Mama is demanding that Rev. Sam makes a public announcement that he Rev Sam committed the crime for which he Samuel Mama was imprisoned for, if he wants his daughter alive. How will the reverend handle this? How will the church embrace the news? One question that lingers on the minds of all interested parties – did Rev. Sam really commit the crime?

This suspense-filled story draws the line between living and existing. It’s almost unbearable due to the unceasing suspense embedded in it. Don’t miss the exciting turn of events with suspense filled episode to hit your screens. We call it a nightmare scenario guaranteed to make the audiences’ blood run cold. This intriguing and award winning movie is the first of its kind that will make you glued to your seat.

The female director and producer of the movie, Evelyn Robinson, after the press screening revealed to the media that , she hails from Osu but spent most of her youthful years in the United Kingdom. She attended the University of Exeter – UK; where she graduated with distinction in MSc Financial Analysis and Fund Management.

Her undergraduate degree was from the University of Buckingham – UK, where she read Business and Management. Discovering her talent in cinematic story writing, she enrolled for a Directing course at the Met Film School in London – UK. Her love for writing has earned her an enviable skill in writing stories for film.

Evelyn has always been known for her excellence, thereby bringing numerous awards to her table. Her first production was a TV series titled, ‘Pressure,’ which will soon air on national TV. She wrote and directed the series which features a group of eight friends (four young men and four ladies) who met under some strange circumstances years after completing university.

Her second production ‘Announcement’ is a feature film which was co-written with Sir Eugene Osei Denkyi. To the various stars in the movie, they revealed to the media that they appreciate the fact that they starred in the movie and that they believe it’s a good movie to start the year with. They also confirmed to the media that the date 31st January, 2014 is already marked on their calendar and they are surely going to attend the premier.

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