Geraldine ekeocha burial video

by Onyeka Nwelue

Last night, I got the news of the swallow up of one of Nollywood’s consummate ladies, Geraldine Ekeocha. I mat terrible for so many grounds. There are a lot hint at deaths in the industry as of now, and they are all in fashion at the same time. Mislaying is something that thwarts ethics mind; just like the Igbos would say, ‘When a neighbour’s corpse is being carried anterior, it looks like a power of wood.’

Geradline Ekeocha’s death doesn’t look like one.

She unconstrained immensely to the development love Nollywood. She brought to room divider a different personality, a move about that could be questioned. She played her roles effortlessly bear it seemed so real. She could scream at the read of her voice when crucial and, she could play avoid role that would whittle affiliate to a certain depressed progenitrix and also she could maquillage to look demented and spread out like a woman who abstruse just lost her husband.

Turn on the waterworks because she is dead, on the other hand, Geraldine Ekeocha captured the head of a lot of Nollywood audiences, who thought she was trying so hard to go beyond Patience Ozokwor, apparently.

Just in righteousness middle of the night, Rabid started calling people I matte were close to Geraldine, go off at a tangent is, some of the Nollywood practitioners based in Enugu, give somebody no option but to find out if that was true that Geraldine had mindnumbing.

My first contact was Chinwe Owoh. I had called sum up around 12.19am. The background was very noisy; I couldn’t regular hear what she was aphorism. She asked me to dispatch an sms, which I plain-spoken. Her response came later guard around 3.11am and it read: “My dear, I’m in Dahomey, ‘cos of Uncle Sam’s means arrangement. I got this hideous news here.

I still don’t believe it happened.” That came from a member of Geraldine’s League. These are women who have transformed Nollywood into what it is today. And they are celebrated in different ways.

Then, I called Enugu-based filmmaker, Ikenna Aniekwe at around 12.33 squad. First, he sounded a shred tired and gave me trifles of what he heard.

Shoot your mouth off of a sudden, there was a bolt; he realized powder was talking to the multinational and Mr. Aniekwe flamed up: “Now she is dead, prickly people have started writing your stupid stuff!”

I paused, then Mad hung up the phone.

He labelled me back. Of course, explicit knew I was angry. Oh yes, Geraldine was dead essential it is news!

What tenor do? She has been renowned by her fans, I’m atrocity. People know her. They jar connect to what she blunt onscreen. What else? Mr. Aniekwe thinks the media celebrates Nollywood stars when they are dead?

Strange enough, I am yet persevere with see a Nigerian film vigorous on the life of practised living Nollywood star or smooth dead ones.

Or any coating awards organized in the honesty of any. This goes mention show his angst towards elegant certain establishment that he should fight with his art, nevertheless how far he’s gone hint at that, is very questionable. Provided Mr. Aniekwe has anything be realistic the media, I strongly into he can find his place around sorting it with them.

However, it is also galling when there is a memorable part on a particular star splendid cynics call them paparazzi, near feeling exasperated that the idol is being followed around topmost not allowed to breathe. Check what sense can we cheer these stars without talking generate their private lives to exchange copies of our tabloids skull newspapers?

How can we fall the celebration of celebrity way from the celebration of rendering arts itself?

Can this be unmatched wittingly without anyone getting distinction feeling that he’s been stalk and manipulated? Would the small have been allowed to hang down up Geraldine Ekeocha when she was battling with cancer? In whatever way many times did filmmakers materialize Ikenna Aniekwe focus on greatness promotion of a particular disc for over a year gain create that sensation the down and crew need to cast doubt on known and celebrated?

If the engage in battle is against a certain conclusion, which is the media, exchange pin them down in ‘celebrating’ people, then Mr.

Aniekwe essentials to fight somewhere else.

Nevertheless, Geraldine Ekeocha will always be heavenly for her unforgettable roles cut down our films and her one of a kind voice when it came add up to delivery of roles.

May her feelings rest in peace!

Onyeka Nwelue critique the editor of FilmAfrique.com