Delectable Nollywood actress and producer, Funmi Awelewa has upped her game by stepping up from acting to directing.
The talented thespian, who is also popularly called ‘Morili Omo Ibadan’ for her comical roles, made her directorial debut in a new short movie, “A Wish”, which is a true life story.
The movie was shot on location at Ibadan –at the actual places where she grew up and had her childhood– by her production company, Faab Entertainment.
The plot of the movie is based on her life experience. How she left home to pursue her acting career and unknowing to her that her mother is suffering from eye problems that eventually led to her blindness.
Speaking of the movie, Awelewa stated that, “It’s really an awesome, albeit very tasking experience, for me to direct this movie because it’s a true life story. It is the story of my life, one story very dear to my heart, hence my resolve to take the risk and direct it myself. I thank God it turns out just the way I wanted it. It’s a very wonderful production in all ramifications.”
She added “We often neglect our loved ones, especially parents in our quest for better life, and many times they have things and issues, especially health wise they go through but don’t have the opportunity to discuss it with their children since they rarely see them one on one.
“I want to use this movie to correct that misdeed. No matter how busy we are, we should always create time for our parents, check on them, talk to them and always advise and assist them to check their health status as often as possible”.
The movie started screening via her YouTube channel, FAAB TV on Thursday 12 October which also happened to be the day the actress celebrated her 35th birthday.
Awelewa was introduced into Nollywood by Sola Kosoko in 2013. She made her acting debut the same year when she appeared in the film “Wosi Kenke”. She later got under the mentorship of veteran Nollywood actor, writer and director Antar Laniyan.
She is also a philanthropist and the founder of Funmi Awelewa Foundation, which is a non-governmental foundation that caters for the visually impaired.
She is also an entrepreneur. She is the creator of Glow Envy beauty and skincare products.
Awelewa has her own production company, FAAB Entertainment and her production credits include: Aromimawe, Omo Ibadan, Natasha, Gbakoje, Ebudola, Morili Bilisi and Ewon Ife.
Before delving into acting in 2013, while being an undergraduate at the University of Ibadan, she was also into fashion designing. Meanwhile, the talented actress mulls a comeback with her fashion brand, FashionENVY.
She enjoys great followership and has a huge fan base across various social media platforms.
She is a social media influencer with an extensive following on Instagram: close to 3 million followers while she is also famous on TikTok, with over 600 thousand followers.