One Night in Vegas

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One Night in Vegas
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Directed byJohn Uche
Written byB.J. Winfrey
Produced byKoby Maxwell
Starring Jimmy Jean-Louis
John Dumelo
Yvonne Nelson
Sarodj Bertin
Van Vicker
Michael Blackson
Cinematography Black Magic Tim
Edited by Black Magic Tim
Music by Koby Maxwell
Bruce Gardner
Blaise Tangelo
H. Gil Ingles
Production
companies
K.M Productions
RVI Motion Media
Release date
  • December 25, 2013 (2013-12-25)
Running time
133 minutes
CountriesNigeria
United States
LanguageEnglish

One Night in Vegas is a 2013 Nigerian comedy drama film directed by John Uche. It stars Jimmy Jean-Louis, [1] [2] [3] John Dumelo, Yvonne Nelson, [4] [5] Sarodj Bertin, Van Vicker, Michael Blackson and Koby Maxwell. [6] [7] The film focuses on a Ghanaian Couple who attempt to better their relationship by taking a trip to Las Vegas. The film was created by the same team who introduced Paparazzi Eye in the Dark in 2011. [8] Budgeted with a low six-figure budget and filmed over the course of 19 days, the film has been known in the Nollywood USA [9] market as the film poised to raise the bar of African films [10] by utilizing a more western approach to production quality and standards. [11] Notably employing the experience of an American Filmmaker (Tim "Black Magic Tim" Wilson) [12] to serve as Cinematographer and Editor. [13] The film's official release [14] [15] [16] in Ghana was one of the largest turnout outs ever in the history of Silverbird Theater in Accra Mall. [17]

Contents

The film has played at the United Nations in New York City, [18] The Library of Congress in Washington DC, [19] The Pan African Film Festival, [20] Dublin Ireland, [21] Haiti, [22] Nigeria on July 18, 2014, [23] [24] Maryland, Virginia, California, The United Kingdom, South Africa, and Sierra Leone.

This film was written by Hollywood screenwriter/actor and Atlanta, GA native B.J. Winfrey, who, besides starring on "Army Wives", "Sabotage" with Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Tyler Perry's "The Haves and the Have Nots", [25] also gained notoriety in 2014 for being the first American to win the Nigerian and African Film Critics Award (NAFCA) for the short film "Five". [26]

Plot

James Foster is a man at a crossroads with himself and his marriage. Coming out on top after a high-profile case with a band of thugs, James has been sober for 18 months. He decides that to take a trip to Vegas with his wife Genie would be a good way to rekindle their relationship as well as an opportunity to employ his bodyguard friend, Nick, a few more days as a holiday "thank you" for their security in the case. [27] [28] [29]

Genie's mom, Barbara, is skeptical whether or not the trip will help Genie strengthen her relationship with James or resolve the intimate issues between them. Sometimes weakness is the opposite of strength, but sometimes weakness can be the pathway to strength. Sometimes addiction is the opposite of sobriety, but sometimes addiction can be the pathway to sobriety. Sometimes what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, but sometimes it doesn't. [30]

Cast

Accolades

Nominations

Awards

See also

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