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Over the Bridge (2023 film)
Over the Bridge is a 2023 Nigerian drama film directed by Tolu Ajayi, written by Tosin Otudeko, and produced by The Garden Theatre. The film stars Ozzy Agu, Segilola Ogidan, Deyemi Okanlawon and Joke Silva. Over the Bridge tells a story of a man who goes missing while working on a major infrastructure project in Lagos, leading his wife and best friend to embark on a frantic search for him.

Plot
Folarin Marinho, a successful investment banker is missing, the morning after his surprise dinner. Leading his wife Jumoke Marinho and best friend Kunle Fadairo, to embark on a frantic search for him.

His car was last seen on the edge of the third mainland bridge. Following a futile search and investigation, he is presumed dead by the authorities. After trying for a baby for a number of years, the couple’s marriage has been frayed. Folarin has become increasingly distant at work, Exegis Capital, the private equity firm where he is a founding partner. Details of his negligence in one of their most high-profile deals comes to the fore and he is distressed by an event involving his protégé Kevin, in the wake of their company’s probe.

Jumoke is consoled by her sister, Joke as well as Kunle who proves to be a constant source of comfort during her ordeal. We discover that Folarin is not dead, but finds himself on the ‘other side of the bridge’ in the home of a fisherman in his one bedroom hut, which he shares with his wife and child. Can this be? Has he lost his mind? Will Folarin ever find his way back home?

Cast

 * Ozzy Agu as Folarin
 * Segilola Ogidan as Jumoke, Folarin's Wife
 * Chimezie Imo as Kevin,
 * Deyemi Okanlawon as Kunle, Folarin's Best Friend
 * Paul Adams as Micheal
 * Akin Lewis as Chief Agoro
 * Elma Mbadiwe as Joke
 * Oludara Egerton-Shyngle as Laide
 * Ropo Ewenla as Ayorode
 * Toyin Oshinaike as Baale
 * Sola Onayiga as Mama Ayorode
 * Joke Silva as Engineer Suleiman
 * Darasimi as Ropo

Production
The film was shot in Lagos, Nigeria with principal photography completed on the 1st June 2022.

The Production assembled the most inspiring hands from Executive Producers Joke Silva and Guy Hibbert, Producer Bose Oshin to the Director Tolu Ajayi and writer/Executive Producer Tosin Otudeko - with an equally inspiring team from Cinematographer, KC Obiajulu to Production Designer Bisola Omolade shining the light on our exceptional cast including Ozzy Agu, Segilola Ogidan, Joke Silva and Deyemi Okonlawan.

We traversed the very many faces of Lagos City and filmed in various inspiring locations from its provocative coastlines to its effervescent towns, engaging with the robust communities who call it home.

It painted a picture of not just our story but of its setting which our character traverses as he searches for meaning in an often lost, confused and busy state of being.

Themes
Over The Bridge tells a story of a man’s journey while grappling with his emotional state and the quest to rediscover purpose in the midst of the internal and external pressures he is facing.

Mined with passion, sculpted with beauty, Over The Bridge shines a transitory light on mental health in corporate Lagos and one man’s response to what happens when life becomes unbearable.

It is a story of our society which is constantly in flux between the image we seek to project to the world and the internal foundations threatening to crumble and expose its cracks.

It is a story of our responsibilities to one another and the relationships that exist to strengthen or alienate us in our journey to becoming who we seek to be.

At the heart of it is one man’s struggle with his own public image versus the image hidden within - that gives a more accurate depiction of his condition - much like the country he inhabits and where he is lauded for his success.