Award-winning movie producer, Kunle Afolayan has revealed the reason behind the production of his recently released movie, “Mokalik” in Yoruba Language.
According to Punch, the filmmaker’s target audience are the Yoruba-speaking people and his motive behind the production film was to project the Yoruba people in a certain light.
He also expressed his delight after the film was picked as the first indigenous language film by Netflix.
He said, “My film, Mokalik, is not for everybody and even the cinemas weren’t sure if people in the east would like to watch it because it is made in Yoruba. However, I intentionally made the film in Yoruba because I wanted to project Yoruba people. I wanted to make a film in my native language and see how far it would go. I am glad that this is the first indigenous language film that Netflix picked from this part of the world. It means I have achieved my aims and objectives for the film.
“I made Mokalik because I had not done a film in 95 per cent Yoruba language. I felt that with it, artisans would see the need to start going to cinemas and also enjoy the comfort. I intend using the film to document the language and culture of the Yoruba people.”
