Anchor Baby (film)
Encyclopedia
Anchor Baby is a Nigerian drama thriller film written, directed and produced by Lonzo Nzekwe and starring Omoni Oboli
, Sam Sarpong
and Terri Oliver. At the 2010 Harlem International Film Festival in New York, the film won the award for Best Film and Omoni Oboli
, the main protagonist of the film, was awarded the Best Actress award. The film is nominated for 2 African Academy
awards at the 2011 African Movie Academy Awards
.
, has been ordered to leave the country by U.S. immigration. They decide that they will leave, but only after Joyce, who is five months pregnant, delivers her baby in the United States to guarantee automatic U.S. citizenship for their child. Thusly ignoring the deportation order, the couple goes into hiding. When Paul is caught and deported, leaving Joyce to fend for herself, she struggles on her own to survive. Bureaucracy keeps getting in the way of Joyce achieving her goal and just as she is about to give up hope, she meets Susan, a married freelance writer who offers to help in the form of safe, free accommodation until the baby is born. With the help of her newfound friend, Joyce sets out to make the ‘American Dream’ come true for her unborn child.
Omoni Oboli
Omoni Oboli is a Nigerian actress and producer. In 2010 she won the award for Best Actress - Narrative Feature at the Los Angeles Movie Awards, and the award for Best Actress at the Harlem International Film Festival...
, Sam Sarpong
Sam Sarpong
Samuel Osei Sarpong is an English actor who has starred in several movies. Samuel is of Ghanaian descent. he is from the asante tribe. He is a graduate of Peckham High School...
and Terri Oliver. At the 2010 Harlem International Film Festival in New York, the film won the award for Best Film and Omoni Oboli
Omoni Oboli
Omoni Oboli is a Nigerian actress and producer. In 2010 she won the award for Best Actress - Narrative Feature at the Los Angeles Movie Awards, and the award for Best Actress at the Harlem International Film Festival...
, the main protagonist of the film, was awarded the Best Actress award. The film is nominated for 2 African Academy
African Movie Academy Award
The African Movie Academy Awards, popularly known as AMAA Awards, are presented annually to recognize excellence of professionals in the African film industry, including directors, actors, and writers. The awards are aimed at honouring and promoting excellence in the African movie industry as well...
awards at the 2011 African Movie Academy Awards
7th African Movie Academy Awards
The 7th African Movie Academy Awards ceremony was held on 27 March 2011 at the Gloryland Cultural Center in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria, to honor the best African films of 2010. The nomination ceremony was held at the Ole Sereni Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya on 25 February 2011...
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Plot
A married Nigerian couple, Joyce and Paul Unanga, living undocumented in the United StatesUnited States
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, has been ordered to leave the country by U.S. immigration. They decide that they will leave, but only after Joyce, who is five months pregnant, delivers her baby in the United States to guarantee automatic U.S. citizenship for their child. Thusly ignoring the deportation order, the couple goes into hiding. When Paul is caught and deported, leaving Joyce to fend for herself, she struggles on her own to survive. Bureaucracy keeps getting in the way of Joyce achieving her goal and just as she is about to give up hope, she meets Susan, a married freelance writer who offers to help in the form of safe, free accommodation until the baby is born. With the help of her newfound friend, Joyce sets out to make the ‘American Dream’ come true for her unborn child.
Cast
- Omoni OboliOmoni OboliOmoni Oboli is a Nigerian actress and producer. In 2010 she won the award for Best Actress - Narrative Feature at the Los Angeles Movie Awards, and the award for Best Actress at the Harlem International Film Festival...
- Joyce Unanga - Sam SarpongSam SarpongSamuel Osei Sarpong is an English actor who has starred in several movies. Samuel is of Ghanaian descent. he is from the asante tribe. He is a graduate of Peckham High School...
- Paul Unanga - Terri Oliver - Susan Backley