“I would gladly take Joke Silva out to dinner,” Katung Aduwak confesses

Katung Aduwak

Katung Aduwak is super-busy at the moment working on his multi-million Naira movie production, Heaven’s Hell. He’s got a stellar cast, a killer story (no pun intended), an international-genius ensemble that is probably keeping the 31 year-old as engaged as when Ben Affleck directed Gone Baby Gone. We squeezed a minute out of his schedule to ask a few random, but important, questions about movie.


What’s the last movie you watched that made you cry?
Burning Train.
Which actor is blowing your mind at the moment?
There are a few of them actually: Chet Anekwe, Bimbo Manuel, Bimbo Akintola, Nse Sule, Damilola Adegbite, and Treasure Obasi – a sixteen-year-old genius on the set of Heaven’s Hell. I cannot wait for the world to see her!

Joke Silva

Which actress would you gladly take out to dinner?
Joke Silva.
What’s your best kind of movie?
I love psychological thrillers.
You’ve been on location for three weeks now. What’s the craziest thing that has happened on set so far?
We almost set a location on fire trying to conjure up a trick/effect.
If it wasn’t Heaven’s Hell, what would it have been?
Lagos Diaries.
What makes a good movie?
Great story first, great cast, proper direction and an amazing visual interpretation, which makes for a good picture.
Now what makes a damn good movie?
A damn good movie is the product of the actors understanding their characters and their ability to synergise and make every scene an event rather than putting up personal performances and stealing the scene from the other actors. Scene by scene done properly will birth life into a great story.
Which movie do you wish you had written?
Coming to America.
What’s the most disappointing movie you’ve watched?
There are so many…in order to stand politically correct I will keep that to myself.
What single thing would improve the quality of your life at this moment in time?
Honestly, that would have to be me owning a thousand cinema screens around Nigeria. That will certainly improve my quality of life in all ramifications.
What excites you most about being a film-maker?
Watching my movie for the first time after it’s ready.
Whose brain would you like to pick at this point in your life?
Martin Scorsese and Sean Carter.
What would be the best title for a movie about your life?
Nine Ripples.
Who is the one person that makes you go to bed happy whenever they cross your mind?
My fiancée, Raven Venice Taylor.
Culled from africamagic.dstv.com