By Tadeniawo Collins
Nollywood filmmaker and actor, Kunle Afolayan has stated his belief that life is never about happy endings, even though he does not regard himself as a sadist.
Speaking exclusively to NET recently, the award-winning filmmaker said: ‘Someone asked me recently why I always do sad stories; even the project I’m working on presently is a sad story (laughs). The person asked if I am a sad person, and I said no, but maybe it’s because I think a lot. For me, life is never about happy endings.’
Speaking further, the October 1 producer said: ‘We watch movies and always expect the hero not to die and all that. Of course, sometimes we do that just to encourage some people and give them hope; which I still do in some of my projects. But most times I try to tend towards reality, and I try to deal more with facts of life. These projects come and we just execute them.’
According to him, his next project will be bigger than anything he has done and constitute what is a Pan-African cast from Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Kenya, Ivory Coast, France, China and other countries.
