Nigerian superstar musician, Tiwa Savage has made a career move as she makes her acting and directorial debut in a new movie. The singer will be playing the lead actress and co-director of a new film. Savage has made a new career move.
The 43-year-old performer revealed that her first-ever film, titled ‘Water and Garri,’ would be her big screen debut.
She shared a picture of herself on set and with directors on Instagram and commented, “A historic event is about to occur. My first calling and joint directing outing with @meji Alabi, the GOAT.”
According to reports, Tiwa’s 2021 EP with the same name served as the inspiration for the film ‘Water and Garri’.
In the film, which is set in the Ghanaian city of Cape Coast, Tiwa portrays a fashion designer with a promising career in the United States who returns to her native continent of Africa to deal with the guilt she left behind.
Other acts in the film set are Mike Afolarin, Andrew Bunting, and Jemima Osunde.
Unbound Studios, an African production business, and its subsidiary JM Films are reported to have finished main photography on their debut film, Water and Garri .
The film, which was written by Comfort Emmanuel and co-directed by Tiwa, was helmed by Meji Alabi.
The film was made by Jimi Adesanya at Unbound Studios. The executive producers are Vannessa Amadi-Ogbonna, Alabi, and Adesanya.
Water & Garri is the second EP by Nigerian singer-songwriter Tiwa Savage. It was released on August 20, 2021, through Universal Music Group, Motown Records and Capitol Records. Similar to her previous project Celia (2020), the EP features a mix of different genres such as R&B, afrobeats, soul and pop and lyrically addresses the subject of love. It features guest vocals from Amaarae, Brandy, Nas, Rich King and Tay Iwar.
