Funke Akindele has revealed that her new movie, Behind The Scenes, came from divine inspiration.
She said she initially planned to produce A Tribe Called Judah 2 before being led to change direction.
Award-winning filmmaker Funke Akindele has revealed that her upcoming movie, Behind The Scenes, was born out of a divine directive that completely changed her initial plans.
Speaking during the FilmOne end-of-year exhibitor showcase, Akindele explained that she had originally intended to produce A Tribe Called Judah 2 and had already begun rehearsals, negotiations, and training before she was spiritually instructed to abandon the project.
“We weren’t supposed to release Behind The Scenes. I actually wanted to release A Tribe Called Judah 2. We’d even started rehearsals, negotiations, you know, training. But the Spirit of God kept telling me, ‘No, you will not shoot that film,’” she said.
According to Akindele, she attempted to develop four other scripts and even considered collaborations with other filmmakers, but she continued to receive a strong divine nudge to focus on Behind The Scenes.
“We tried almost four other scripts, lovely scripts, and the Spirit of God said, ‘You are joking.’ We even wanted to partner with someone, a fantastic actor and filmmaker, but the Spirit of God said, ‘You’re wasting your time. You will shoot this film,’” she added.
The filmmaker said the inspiration for the movie came from a single scene that felt “deeply relatable and reflective of what many people experience in real life.”
Behind The Scenes, starring Tobi Bakare, Veeiye, Uzor Arukwe, Ini Dima-Okojie, and Ibrahim Chatta, is set for release in cinemas nationwide on December 12.
