Feature film · 2025
The Ferryman's Daughter
A boat pilot on the Warri River keeps one secret from the daughter who wants to leave.
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Film production · Effurun, Warri
We light the stories the Delta tells
Commercials, music videos, documentaries and features, shot on our own stage in Effurun or out on the creeks. Tell us the budget range and we will show you, honestly, what it can put on screen.
On the call sheet this month
- Creekside, episode 2Shooting, Burutu waterways
- Golden Crust, festive cutColour grade, suite B
- Iron RainCasting, feature film
- Tobore Vale, new singleTreatment, night exteriors
Example details for this demo.
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Productions delivered since 2014, from 15 second spots to a 104 minute feature
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Festival selections for Ember Originals at home and abroad
400 m²
Square metres of sound stage with a three-wall cyclorama
72 h
Hours from wrap to social cut-downs on most commercials
The slate
Recent work, lit from the inside
Three productions from the last two seasons. The full slate has eight, with a filter for features, documentaries, music videos and commercials.
What we make
One crew, four kinds of film
Every service runs on the same in-house team, the same stage and the same honest budget conversation.
Commercials and brand films
TV spots, digital campaigns and corporate films. From ₦6.5m.
Music videos
Concept, choreography, neon and grade. From ₦2.8m.
Documentary and series
Creek-ready crews and patient access. From ₦4.5m an episode.
Stage and kit hire
400 m² stage from ₦350,000 a day, with power backup.
Post-production
Edit, grade, sound mix and subtitles in two suites.
How a production runs
From brief to delivery in five set-ups
A typical 60 second commercial takes four to six weeks. A music video can be turned around in two.
Week 1
Brief and budget range
You tell us the story, the audience and the range. We reply with what fits, what does not, and one idea you had not thought of.
Week 1 to 2
Treatment and quote
A director’s treatment with references and a line by line quote. A 40% deposit through Receivly locks your shoot dates.
Week 2 to 3
Pre-production
Casting, locations, permits from the local council, boats and generators booked, call sheets out 48 hours ahead.
Shoot days
The shoot
Call times set around Warri traffic, a hot lunch on set, and a client monitor with a producer beside you.
Week 4 to 6
Post and delivery
Two rounds of edit notes, grade, mix and every cut you need, from 16:9 broadcast to 9:16 social.
Invented client names for this demo.
They asked for our real budget on the first call, then spent every naira of it where the camera could see it. The spot ran for nine months.
Why shoot in the Delta
Golden light, open water, and a crew that knows the creeks
- Two boats, life jackets and a marine pilot on call
- Two 60 kVA silent generators and a solar battery bank
- Locations from Effurun to Burutu scouted and logged
- Call times planned around the Airport Road rush
Casting now
Iron Rain, a feature set in Sapele
Speaking roles for adults 18 to 60. Urhobo and Pidgin speakers especially welcome.
See open rolesNext set-up
Bring the story. Bring the range.
A producer will reply within one working day with a first look at what your budget can do. No obligation, and nothing to pay until you approve a quote.