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A story originally written by Emmanuel Chinedum and directed by Adeniyi Joseph Omobulejo often known as TAJ is a metaphorical story of a critically acclaimed writer who has not written another book in four years and finds herself in troubled waters, as she struggles to get her groove back but dealing with self-doubt.
Self-doubting is one thing that everyone who has ever attempted to create anything has gone through at some point in their journey and it’s usually an illusion trying to distract you from your main goal, that illusion is the impostor, telling you, you can’t do it, you are not good enough, someone has done it before, your time has not come, you cant replicate your success. Don’t lose to it, just stay through to your process.
The story follows the struggle of a seemingly successful writer played by Susan Echa who is on a deadline to deliver another write-up to her agent after many failed attempts in four years. She indeed attempts to write something when she sits in front of her laptop, in the hope to get back on the horse of the critically acclaimed writer title. When her agent calls to ask about the progress of the book, she only has one answer.
The writer in the story is used as a metaphor for anyone who is going through the process of creating anything, it will not come easy, it will be tough but instead of giving up, you should rather Kill The Impostor.
According to the director, ‘Whatever is standing between you and your chance at success is an impostor, kill it, hence the title “Kill The Impostor”
One unique selling point of the film, besides the very engaging and relatable story, is its cinematography, which was masterfully crafted by TAJ himself, whose creative choices in the lighting and production design further accentuate the mis-en-scene and the story world that is peculiar to the characters.
The film also stars Patrick Diabuah and Precious Akpos, it was produced by Joshua Olaolu, Nwani Orire has the creative producer credit, Damilola Aleje as Associate Producer, Vincho Nchogu as Production Consultant and Nostalgia Media is the Production company.
‘This is the most beautiful short film I have seen this year’, as said by one of the director’s colleagues who is one of the few to have seen the preview. The film has now begun its festival runs and details will be shared as they unfold. For now, you can enjoy the teaser.
