contact us

movies

Step into the world of Riverside Productions, where storytelling comes alive. Explore our diverse collection of films that showcase our passion for creativity, innovation, and cinematic excellence. Each movie is a testament to our dedication to delivering compelling narratives and unforgettable visuals. Discover the stories we've brought to life, and join us on a journey through the art of filmmaking.

back to home

Released Movies

Light In the Dark 2019

  • Running Time: 105 minutes
  • Synopsis: Emeka and Jumoke have been married for 11 years and they have a 10-year-old daughter who they love dearly. Jumoke have been trying hard to have another child and hope it would be a boy to appease Emeka’s family that places emphasis on a male child. A gang attacks them one night and the gang leader makes Emeka decide who would get raped, his wife or daughter. This puts a huge strain in their relationship as their worlds start to fall apart afterwards. It finally gets tougher as she finds out she is pregnant weeks after.
  • Director: Ekene Som Mekwunye
  • Producer: Ekene Som Mekwunye, Chidinma Uzodike, Brandi Callum
  • Screenplay: Babatunde Ojo
  • Starring:

    Rita Dominic, Joke Silva, Ngozi Nwosu, Saidi Balogun, Kalu Ikeagwu, Kiki Omeili, Emmanuel “Mannie” Essien of CoolFM, Nonso Odogwu, Abimbola Ademoye, Big Mickey, Prince Unigwe, Angel Onyinyechi Unigwe, Doddy Abili, Richard Kanayo Mekwunye, Maxwell Ihuoma and Marie Awolaja

  • Executive Producers: Ekene Som Mekwunye, Muti Mekwunye, Richard Ogbuji
    Production Company: Bukana Motion Pictures, Riverside Productions in Partnership with We Entertainment TV Production
    Assistant Director: Richmond Ameachi
    Production Managers: Tommy Aniekeme Sunday
    Cinematographer: Muhammad Atta Ahmed
    Production Design: Victor Akpan
    Sound Design: Adeola Oyerinde
    Editors: Muhammad Atta Ahmed
    Music: Michael ‘Truth’ Ogunlade
    Costume Designer: Bunmi Fashina
    Hair/Makeup: Jennifer Ofunne Mekwunye
    Gaffer: Godwin Lawani

    Shooting Location: Lagos, Nigeria
    Language: English
    Production Date: May/June 2017
    Completion Date: September 2018
    Release Date: January 2019

ONE LAGOS NIGHT 2021

  • Running Time: 104 minutes
  • Synopsis: Ehiz, a 32 years old graduate whose life had never seemed perfect, but who always believed that if he planned well and worked hard, things would change for the good. However, years after graduating from the university, his hard work is yet to pay off. Ehiz feels the remainder of his world come crashing down, when his girlfriend breaks up with him and his roommate Tayo, who works as a security guard, notifies him that they have been given an eviction notice. Out of frustration, Ehiz gives God an ultimatum of seven days to turn his life around, or he would make a deal with the devil. Ehiz stumbles upon a pistol on the morning of the second day. He wonders what to do with the gun, till Tayo tells him of a lady launders money for politicians with lots of cash at home. Ehiz is undecided about robbing the lady, till Tayo tells him the lady would be travelling to her village in two days. Ehiz hatches a perfect plan to burgle the lady’s house. However, unknown to them, a gang of armed robbers have heard of the lady and plan to rob her on the night Uche intends to burgle her apartment. The lady’s flight is cancelled due to weather conditions and therefore returns home. This brings them face to face with a woman they hoped they met under a different circumstance and with a vicious gang of armed robbers they wished they never met. 
  • Logline: An unemployed graduate risks his freedom to commit a crime that he hopes would pay off big time.
  • Director: Ekene Som Mekwunye
  • Producer: Ekene Som Mekwunye
  • Screenplay: Chigozirm Nwanegbo
  • Starring:

    Eniola Badmus, Ali Nuhu, Frank Donga, Ikponmwosa Gold, Ogbolor, Chris Okagbue, Genoveva Umeh, Ani Iyoho, Diran Aderinto, Gbubemi Ejeye, Lynda Ada Dozie, Akorede Ajayi, Serge Noujaim, Judith Ijeoma Agazie. Yetunde Taiwo, Alex Ayalogu, Chima Temple Adighije

  • Executive Producers: Ekene Som Mekwunye, Muti Mekwunye, Tatiana Moussalli Nouri, Ndubuisi Chijioke, Akin Akinyele
    Production Company: Bukana Motion Pictures, Riverside Productions in Partnership with We Entertainment TV Production
    Assistant Director: Richmond Ameachi
    Production Managers: Melody Eze, Gbubemi Ejeye
    Cinematographer: Muhammad Atta Ahmed
    Production Design: Chima Temple Adighije
    Sound Design: Adeola Oyerinde
    Editors: Pascal Dakwoji, Muhammad Atta Ahmed
    Music: Michael ‘Truth’ Ogunlade
    Costume Designer: Bunmi Fashina
    Hair/Makeup: Jennifer Ofunne Mekwunye
    Gaffer: Ibegbu Okechukwu Stanley

    Shooting Location: Lagos, Nigeria
    Language: Pidgin English, English, Bini
    Production Date: November 2019
    Completion Date: November 2020
    Release Date: April 2021

How To Love Me 2023​

  • Running Time: 90 minutes
  • Genre: Drama
  • Synopsis: EMEM who has been hatching up a perfect escape plan from her marital home away from her abusive husband gets news of her husband’s involvement in a ghastly accident. After several months in the hospital, Uduak regains consciousness but not with his memory, Emem takes the opportunity to deceive Uduak with a diary of caring thoughtful things he did in their marriage. Things go perfect as planned till he regains his memory, will Uduak go back to that aggressive man he used to be or stay in his new loving character, that will be a risk Emem would have to carefully decide to take.
  • Logline: A woman who earnestly loves her husband however on the verge of leaving her abusive marriage because she can’t take no more, learns her husband have lost his memory after an accident but she sees an opportunity to manipulate his memory.
  • Director: Ekene Som Mekwunye
  • Producer: Ekene Som Mekwunye, Dimbo Atiya
  • Screenplay: Onyinyechukwu N. Amadi
  • Starring: Yvonne Jegede, Ik Ogbonna, Bassey Ekpo, Aeries Umusu, Sonia Donpedro Iwuoha, Toro Okide, Chima N. Precious, Nwaturuocha Flourish, Erezi Ebulu, Oluwapojuwomi Seye

  • Executive Producers: Ekene Som Mekwunye, Muti Mekwunye
    Production Company: Bukana Motion Pictures, Riverside Productions
    Assistant Director: Nwamaka Chikezie
    Production Managers: Fulfilment ‘Fuchi’ Nwaturuocha
    Cinematographer: Joshua ‘Ice’ Dauda
    Production Design: Tukur Ibrahim, Ekene Som Mekwunye
    Sound Design: Adeola Oyerinde
    Script Supervisor: Nwamaka Chikezie
    Editors: Pascal Dakwoji
    Music: Emeka Emele Onuoha
    Costume Designer: Justina Bulus, Charis Afrikana
    Hair/Makeup: Tobi Adetimehin
    Gaffer: Kwopnan Nastu

    Shooting Location: Abuja, Nigeria
    Language: English
    Production Date: October 2020
    Completion Date: October 2021

Honey Money 2023 (in partnership with Filmone and VSL)

  • R

    Running Time: 104 minutes
    Synopsis: Follows the journey of a good boy who joined a gang of yahoo boys.

    Director: Ekene Som Mekwunye
    Producer: Vincent Okonkwo
    Writer: Stephen Okonkwo
    Line Producer: Fulfilment Fuchi Nwaturuocha
    Screenplay: Chigozirm Nwanegbo

    Executive Producers: Ekene Som Mekwunye, Muti Mekwunye
    Production Company: Riverside Productions, VSL Media

    Starring: Somadina Adinma, Dayo Amusa, Femi Branch, Timini Egbuson, Lina Idoko, Ann Irish Phillips, Nancy Isime, Ruth Nkweti, Mr. Nollywood, Jennifer Sam Odeh, Junior Pope Odonwodo, Martins Ogbebor, Iyabo Ojo, Sandra Okunzuwa, Irewole Olaniyan, Nosa Rex, Jessica Tse, Uzee Usman

    Assistant Director: Richmond Ameachi
    Production Managers: Remi Ajibua
    Cinematographer: David Whyte
    Production Design: Abbey Creations
    Sound Design: Adeola Oyerinde
    Editors: Adio Solanke
    Music: Michael ‘Truth’ Ogunlade
    Costume Designer: Eric Ihaza
    Hair/Makeup: Jennifer Ofunne Mekwunye
    Gaffer: David Walter

    Shooting Location: Lagos, Nigeria
    Language: English, Yoruba
    Production Date: October 2022

Ambivalent 2024

  • Running Time: 126 minutes
  • Genre: Romance Drama
  • Synopsis: Charlotte, a lonely married woman whose husband is always on a work trip abroad finds companionship in Ned; An old Ex’s best friend who is now a new client in her company. This new flame will have to stand the test of Love as she faces a critical health challenge. She is torn between an escape to real love or choosing life that only her husband can give.
  • Logline: A woman who is tired of her marriage is torn between going on with an old friend that has rekindled the passion of love or remains in her marriage.

  • Director: Ekene Som Mekwunye
    Producers: Ekene Som Mekwunye, Fulfilment ‘Fuchi’ Nwaturuocha
    Screenplay: Onyinyechukwu N. Amadi, Ekene Som Mekwunye
    Starring: Gabriel Afolayan, Derby Frankson, Aries Umusu, Anita James, Gloria Lemmy Johnson, Mercy Mordom
    Cinematographer: Joshua Dauda
    Sound Design: Adeola Oyerinde
    Music Supervisor: Michael ‘Truth’ Ogunlade
    Production Design: Ekene Som Mekwunye, Fulfilment ‘Fuchi’ Nwaturuocha
    Costume Designer: Precious Essien
    Hair/Makeup: Beauty Abia
    Gaffer: Prince Ben Usoroh
    Assistant Director: JB Mairubutu
    Production Managers: Isaac C.
    Editors: Pascal Dakwoji
    Executive Producers: Ekene Som Mekwunye, Muti Mekwunye, Chris ‘Danjay’ Nnamdi
    Sound Track: Mr. Awele
    Production Company: Bukana Motion Pictures, Riverside Productions
    Shooting Location: Abuja, Nigeria
    Language: English
    Production Date: March 2022
    Completion Date: January 2023

Kali 2024

  • Running Time: 90 minutes
  • Genre: Romance Drama
  • Synopsis: Young, rich, beautiful, wild and free, Kali lives her life to the fullest in the beautiful city of Abuja. She has it all or so she thinks until she meets and falls in love with Kola, her ex’s uncle and a man old enough to be her father. Kola is a rich romantic who knows how to treat a lady right; this is a perfect union even though everything screams danger from the get go. Long romantic walks and perfect dates are quickly followed by a proposal and a promise of marriage in the skies but then the cracks begin to appear. Kola’s daughter and Kali’s ex will go the miles to make sure this does not happen. Kali has a million decisions to make but first, she must journey to her past and deal with childhood traumas. For someone who has lived an entire life off others, she has to learn that some journeys must be done alone.
  • Logline: Kali, a girl with daddy issues goes on a journey of self-discovery as she struggles to accept the science behind her attraction to older men to know if it’s a problem or just a preference.
  • Director: Ekene Som Mekwunye
    Producer: Ekene Som Mekwunye
    Screenplay: Amaka Precious Moses, Ekene Som Mekwunye, Russell Oru
    Starring: Lota Chukwu, Bimbo Manuel, Nadine Love, Preach Bassey, Blessing Martyn, Doddy Abili, Sydney Diala, Adaku Dike, Christle Lotanna Chris-Okafor
    Cinematographer: Dayveed Adewole
    Sound Design: Adeola Oyerinde
    Line Producer: Fulfilment Fuchi Nwaturuocha
    Production Design: Ekene Som Mekwunye, Fulfilment Fuchi Nwaturuocha
    Costume Designer: Charis Africana
    Hair/Makeup: Beauty Abia
    Gaffer: Prince Ben Usoroh
    Assistant Director: JB Mairubutu
    Production Managers: Isaac C.
    Editors: Pascal Dakwoji
    Executive Producers: Ekene Som Mekwunye, Muti Mekwunye
    Sound Track: Mr. Awele
    Music: Tosin Amire
    Production Company: Bukana Motion Pictures, Riverside Productions
    Shooting Location: Abuja, Nigeria
    Language: English
    Production Date: October 2021
    Completion Date: December 2022

Oblivious 2015

OBLIVIOUS (full movie) AMVCA Best Short Film Winner 2015

  • SYNOPSIS: IT’S THE POPULAR INTERNET STORY OF A MAN WHO WAS PLANNING TO DIVORCE HIS WIFE AND MARRY HIS LOVER, moreover WAS COMPLETELY OBLIVIOUS OF WHAT WAS GOING ON TO HIS WIFE AS HER REQUIMENT FOR GOING AHEAD WITH THE DIVORCE WOULD BE FOR HIM TO CARRY HER FROM HER BED TO THE DOOR EVERYDAY FOR A MONTH.
  • CATEGORY: SHORT FILM
  • GENRE: DRAMA
  • DURATION: 26MINS 56SECS
  • LOCATION: LAGOS, NIGERIA.
  • YEAR OF RELEASE: MAY 2014
  • EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: EKENE SOM MEKWUNYE
  • SCREENPLAY: EKENE SOM MEKWUNYE
  • PRODUCER: EKENE SOM MEKWUNYE, GRACE EDWIN-OKON
  • DIRECTOR: STANLEE OHIKHUARE
  • ASST DIRECTOR: EKENE SOM MEKWUNYE
  • MAKE UP: JENNIFER ‘OMALICHA’ MEKWUNYE
  • CAST: KIKI OMEILI, ADEYEMI OKANLAWON, UZOR OSIMKPA

UNRELEASED FILMS

Familia

  • Running Time: 109 minutes
  • Genre: Drama
  • Synopsis: Jacinta, a young career woman gets married and they are blessed with 2 children. Prior to their wedding, Alfred, her husband had told Jacinta that, for the beginning stage of their family, she would need to put a pause on her career so she could focus fully on the home and the children until at least their children have come of good age. She agrees and together, they build a lovely home, a model to other families. Years into the marriage, the children are now in boarding school. Jacinta gets frustrated with staying at home alone everyday doing nothing and watching her friends excel in their work place. She now has a burning desire to start working but Alfred is not in support, leading to a head on collision and resentments after Jacinta gets a job. Just then, there is a lockdown due to the outbreak of COVID-19 and they are forced to stay at home all day with each other. Unknown to her, Alfred was a man haunted by the ghosts of a painful childhood experience.
  • Logline: A couple that can barely tolerate each other are now stuck in each other’s faces due to COVID-19 lockdown. How do they cope?
  • Director: Ekene Som Mekwunye
  • Producer: Ekene Som Mekwunye, Dimbo Atiya
  • Screenplay: Irene M. Atiatah and Uche Livingstone
  • Starring:

    Yvonne Jegede, Ik Ogbonna, Gloria Lemmy Johnson, Hadar Mike Sanda, Jimmy Paul, Patience Ujah, Nwaturuocha Treasure, Otaigbe O. Favour, Olubunmi Charles Alli Balogun, Aeries Umusu, Emem Ekanem, Sonia Donpedro Iwuoha

  • Cinematographer: Joshua ‘Ice’ Dauda
  • Sound Design: Adeola Oyerinde
  • Script Supervisor: Nwamaka Chikezie 
  • Production Design: Tukur Ibrahim, Ekene Som Mekwunye
  • Costume Designer: Justina Bulus
  • Hair/Makeup: Tobi Adetimehin
  • Gaffer: Kwopnan Nastu
  • Assistant Director: Nwamaka Chikezie
  • Production Managers: Fulfilment Fuchi Nwaturuocha
  • Editors: Pascal Dakwoji. Muhammad Atta Ahmed
  • Executive Producers: Ekene Som Mekwunye, Muti Mekwunye
  • Music: Tosin Amire
  • Production Company: Bukana Motion Pictures, Riverside Productions 
  • Shooting Location: Abuja, Nigeria
  • Language: Pidgin English, English
  • Completion Date:  2024

Cards and Roses

  • Running Time: 120 minutes
  • Genre: Romance Drama
  • Synopsis: Life as we know it was happy for Ibim, a fifty-year-old workaholic director in a multi-national company until his retirement. Having dedicated all his life to his work, he is now retired with no wife and children. Stuck at home and lonely with a boring routine, mid-life crisis sets in. The only thing keeping him going is Gbemi’s morning show on radio. To fix his midlife crisis, he decides to start Cards and Roses, a custom greeting card and flower company where people call in to make personalized orders to their loved ones. This he believes will help people connect more and find happiness while showing gratitude to their loved ones; he hopes that in return he will find his own happiness through this. His life changes when one day a pregnant lady calls to send an unusual custom card to her supposed lover, a closer look reveals a series of similar custom cards from the same lady to her lover, each one more desperate for a reply. To get a clearer picture, he decides to deliver the card himself, only to realize the lover has moved and all the other cards are unopened and with the new tenant, he asks around, gets a forwarding address to deliver the cards but gets a shocker instead, the lover is a newlywed. Out of curiosity and with nothing better to do, he finds his way to the lady’s house to return the cards but ends up falling in love with this stunning beauty at first sight. Quietly, he drives away, knowing he will never be complete without her in his life. He decides to win this lady’s heart by sending anonymous cards as a secret admirer using his company. One day she responds via a phone call and they agree to go out on a date. While Ibim tries his best to hide his identity playing the commoners card, the lady reveals that she is infact Gbemi on radio. More dates and conversations reveal her history with the newlywed lover. On Ibim’s journey to finding love and beating the odds amidst the complications of their age difference, coming out with his true identity and revealing the truth about the unreplied cards, they experience a rollercoaster of emotions. Even more complicated, when Gbemi’s married ex shows up.
  • Logline: A retired and single fifty-five year old man struggles with the new phase of his life after starting a new business but begins to see life differently when he comes across the lady of his dreams.
  • Director: Ekene Som Mekwunye
  • Producer: Ekene Som Mekwunye
  • Screenplay: Russel Oru, Nengi Diri
  • Starring:

    Bimbo Manuel, Lota Chukwu, Obioma Ofoegbu, Sydney Diala, Aries Umusu     Jaydeen Ikenna Mekwunye

  • Cinematographer: Dayveed Adewole
  • Sound Design: Adeola Oyerinde
  • Line Producer: Fulfilment Fuchi Nwaturuocha
  • Script Supervisor: Obed Emmanuel
  • Production Design: Ekene Som Mekwunye, Fulfilment Fuchi Nwaturuocha
  • Costume Designer: Charis Africana
  • Hair/Makeup: Beauty Abia
  • Gaffer: Prince Ben Usoroh
  • Assistant Director: JB Mairubutu
  • Production Managers: Isaac C.
  • Editors: Pascal Dakwoji
  • Executive Producers: Ekene Som Mekwunye, Muti Mekwunye, Eugene Nwoke, Omolua Nwoke, Chris ‘Danjay’ Nnamdi
  • Sound Track: Mr. Awele
  • Music: Tosin Amire
  • Production Company: Bukana Motion Pictures, Riverside Productions  
  • Shooting Location: Abuja, Nigeria
  • Language: English
  • Completion Date: 2024

I Hate Love Stories

  • Running Time: 89 minutes
  • Genre: Romance Drama
  • Synopsis: Chiemeka, an intellectual, self-absorbed and debt-riddled screenwriter is obsessed with writing political films for the common man, against the backdrop of an industry and audience craving for love and comic stories. He has a deep seethed hatred for love stories, which has led to him rejecting writing gigs for years; hence he is broke and deep in debt. He is forced to reconsider his stance when one of his debtors engages the services of a ruthless gang to kill him if he doesn’t pay up. After a near death experience, he is stuck between the devil and the deep blue sea; the deep blue sea being to write a love story that bangs. With the clock ticking and every second counting, writing this love story becomes his only means of staying alive. He enlists Solape, his best friend since he has no experience on romance or love. They agree to play pretend and be the characters in the script in order to write what they believe would be a masterpiece romance movie. What seems like a perfect idea suddenly becomes a nightmare when a kiss and brush of bodies begin to unearth hidden feelings and emotions. What follows is a whirlwind of romance, hate, desire, denial and a price that is too heavy for both of them.
  • Logline: A deeply troubled screenwriter struggles to finish a love story that is also his only guarantee of staying alive.
  • Director: Ekene Som Mekwunye
  • Producer: Ekene Som Mekwunye, Fulfilment ‘Fuchi’ Nwaturuocha
  • Screenplay: Russell Oru
  • Starring:

    Gabriel Afolayan, Obioma Ofoegbu, Arinzechukwu Jonas (Zola)

    Hadar Mike Sanda, Obinna Mbakwe, Tsado, Zubby Jonas

  • Cinematographer: Joshua Dauda
  • Sound Design: Adeola Oyerinde
  • Music Supervisor: Michael ‘Truth’ Ogunlade
  • Script Supervisor: Obed Emmanuel
  • Production Design: Ekene Som Mekwunye, Fulfilment ‘Fuchi’ Nwaturuocha
  • Costume Designer: Precious Essien
  • Hair/Makeup: Beauty Abia
  • Gaffer: Prince Ben Usoroh
  • Assistant Director: JB Mairubutu
  • Production Managers: Isaac C.
  • Editors: Pascal Dakwoji
  • Executive Producers: Ekene Som Mekwunye, Muti Mekwunye
  • Sound Track: Mr. Awele
  • Music: Tosin Amire
  • Production Company: Bukana Motion Pictures, Riverside Productions 
  • Shooting Location: Abuja, Nigeria
  • Language: English
  • Completion Date:  2024