Indie movie ‘Devil in a Sundress’ debuts at UNC Charlotte

TUNDE SOBAWALE

'Devil in a Sundress' director and writer Tunde Sobowale and cast make the Charlotte media rounds ahead of the independent film's March 21 debut at UNC Charlotte.

Love can get dangerous.

Eagle Africa Film Production is premiering a new film, “Devil in a Sundress,” March 21 at McKnight Auditorium on the UNC Charlotte campus. The screening begins at 7 p.m. and includes a meet-and-greet with the cast. Tickets are $35 and available online at https://mecklenburgfilmfestival.org/ticket-booking-form-35/.

The independent production directed and written by Tunde Sobowale explores what happens when trust turns into danger. The title reflects a situation that looks attractive on the surface but carries conflict and possible danger.

“A lot of people fall victim because they just see the surface,” Sobwale said. The film is designed to exploit human emotion, difficult choices, and the contrast between what people see and what is actually true,” Sobowale said.

Inspired by how greed can damage a community, Sobowale said it was important to tell a story depicting deception and emotional complicity shows the need for kindness.

“People are just so far away from love, because if you have love in your heart, you will not be greedy to an extent,” he said. “We see it in our leadership, in our family, in the church. It's just eating up everyone.” 

Sobowale’s goal is to look past appearances and communicate to audiences the need to better understand who a person is. Andy Roberts, the movie’s production manager and a cast member, said audiences will find a connection to the story through commonality.

“There's a lot of deceit in this film, and there's a lot of real true love,” he said. “When you look at the audience, at least from my vantage point, I hope that they go home and they can think about it and connect to these characters because they're realistic issues. This is nothing that's made up,” Roberts said.

“Devil in a Sundresss” is a story of both compelling beauty and hidden truths as lead actor Solomon Amaning’s character goes on a journey that shifts from love to concern as he learns not everyone has pure intentions.
“It was more of just a learning experience of recognizing what your intuition is telling you and choosing to follow that and making sure that you keep your own heart pure,” Amaning said.

Said Sobowale: “This film is meant to make people think about choice, character, red flags and consequences. I know that it will give the audience something to feel, something to learn and something to remember.”

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