Popular
actor, producer and director,
Saidi
Balogun is Set to give back to society, as he joins the campaign for the
restoration of human dignity especially that of street and
destitute children with the production of a
child rights advocacy film, My Dream,
My Life.
The
Film
My
Dream, My Life, as stated above, is a child rights advocacy film that is
intended to help expose the hardship and daily struggles that less privileged
children, destitute and orphans go through on a daily basis, to be undertaken by
Saidi Balogun Productions in conjunction with Haven for the Nigerian
Child, an NGO dedicated to the plight of destitute children and the less
privileged in the society. The film will also address issues ranging from child
abuse, child forced labour and child battering. Among other things, the film
will equally educate the public on the dangers these children are opened to and
the dangers that they, in return, constitute to the society. And most
importantly, the film seeks to sensitize the public on the plight of these
children, educate them on the need to rise to the occasion by helping to sponsor
a child out of hopelessness and encourage kind hearted members of the public to
support the drive to give hope to the hopeless. The proceeds from the premiere
and sale of the movie shall go to the Haven for the Nigerian Child to
help their activities.
The
Story Line
My
Dream, My Life is the story of five children who left home under one
circumstance or the order in search of a better life and survival on the street.
The five children left home because they were forced by the circumstances under
which they found themselves and in a bid to live out their individual dreams,
they suddenly became adults, providing for their own needs with some tending to
the needs of somewhat irresponsible parents. As time goes on, the dream of the
individual destitute street kid
started shaping his life, thinking and disposition. Two of the kids, despite
their socially depraved state, dreamed of becoming useful adults and qualified
professionals, but another two, out of anger against the society they believe
have not been fair to them, decided to take to crime and punish the society for
the crime committed against them. The fifth boy, Damilola was not too lucky to
follow his dream, as he was knocked down and killed while trying to survive on
the street. For Tope and Ibrahim, their dreams became realities through a God
sent philanthropist. For Ngozi
and Chike, anger, prejudice and the overriding passion for revenge ruled their
lives till the end. It a story of what can be on both sides of the divide.
Though
social themed films have been produced in the past, My Dream, My Life is unique
in the sense that 65% of the cast are children who, at one time or the other
experienced life on the street. In actual fact, they are children rescued and
rehabilitated from the notorious Kuramo Beach by Haven for the Nigerian
Child.
About
Saidi Balogun Productions
Saidi
Balogun Productions, under the leadership of Mr. Saidi Balogun, an accomplished
actor, producer and director, is noted for its superior productions that have
been adjudged as market leaders and classics in their own rights. Our past
productions include Modupe Temi (the first two cast movie in Africa),
Gbogbo Ere, (the first three cast movie also in Africa), Oba Asa,
Gbewiri, Ato Aseku, Oyin Nio, Eni Olorun Ke, Omo
Britiko, Jeun Soke, The Flirt (English), The Rider (Pidgin
Comedy), Paul and Peter (English) and a host of others.
For Saidi
Balogun, the opportunity to give back to society is a great one that gives him a
deep sense of satisfaction knowing that he is a beneficiary of the immense
goodwill the Nigerian society has showered on him.
Published
July 30h, 2009