Bolanle Austen-Peters Productions has secured the rights to produce a biopic on the legendary Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti from the estate of the late matriach.
To be directed by Austen-Peters, the movie has cameo appearances by Funmilayo’s grandchildren representing their parents. With a working title ‘Funmilayo; The Lioness of Lisabi’, the film is intended to hit the big screen in 2022/23.
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Expressing her excitement at producing the biopic, Austen-Peters said, “Having directed the stage version of the story of great women such as ‘Queen Moremi’, ‘Oluronbi’, and ‘Fela and the Kalakuta Queens’ (the story of the 27 women that danced and married Fela Anikulapo-Kuti), I am interested in telling the story of this phenomenal woman, Funmilayo.
“She was a woman of many parts and was first in many things. She was the first girl to attend an all-boys school, first woman to drive a car in western Nigeria. She was also a political activist who fought for the rights of women, was the first woman to found a political party, and she confronted traditional and colonial authorities in unprecedented mass protests. Apart from these, she was a loving wife and mother who raised four successful children, including Fela.’’
