Nolly Icons [02]: Funmbi Toye On Working with Victony, Santi & Being In Far From Home

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Nice 2 Have U

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The crew banter their way through life as African millennials offering their perspectives on society, love, mental-health, balling on a budget, and more. Subscribe and join us every week for our range of topics, because it's always nice to have you.

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Nolly Icons [02]: Funmbi Toye On Working with Victony, Santi & Being In Far From Home

Nice 2 Have U

36 minutes 4 seconds

1 year ago

Nolly Icons [02]: Funmbi Toye On Working with Victony, Santi & Being In Far From Home

Nollywood actor and Video vixen Funmbi Toye walks us through her movie roles (including Ile Owo & Far From Home) and music video appearances and breaks down how films foster empathy, and just what it's like working with artiste’s like Naira Marley, Victony, Cruel Santino and others!

Cover Art Shot & Designed by Seyi Ladipo

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0:00 - Career Beginnings

2:46 - Being In Naira Marley's "Aye" Video

3:24 - Being In Cruel Santino's "Tapenga" Video

3:58 - Being In Victony's Soweto "Remix"

5:48 - Difference Between Short & Feature Length Films

8:20 - How to develop short films in Nigeria

9:21 - 14 Years & A Day

11:50 - Queer People exist, They don't need to educate you.

14:17 - As an Actor, You Cannot judge the character

15:31 - "Ile Owo"

19:25 - Do you believe in Jazz?

20:10 - Glorifying themes/ Propaganda in Film

21:49 - "Na Man You Be"

24:44 - Auditions & Rejection

25:21 - "Where Is Jaz?"

29:51 - Taking Up Space

30:48 - "Far From Home"

32:03 - Importance of supporting actors

34:37 - How Funmbi Is Maturing as an Actor

Produced by Arrow House Studios and Visionary Production & Entertainment, 'Nolly Icons' is an interactive video-series, that chronicles the journeys of Nollywood actors, through the roles they have played. 'Nolly Icons' offers a platform for actors to provide unique insight into character development and the filming process, giving fans and lovers of Nigerian cinema a unique perspective and thereby deepening their appreciation of Nollywood.