''Lady Buckit and the Motley Mopsters'', known simply as ''LBMM'', is a 2020 Nigerian

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. It was directed by Adebisi Adetayo from a story by

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and a screenplay by Ayo Arigbabu. The film stars

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, Bola Edwards and

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in the lead roles. The film is also the first Nigerian cinematic feature-length animated film. The film production underwent several delays since 2017, But later had its exclusive special screening at the Genesis Cinemas in

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, Lagos on 5 December 2020. It had its theatrical release on 11 December 2020 and opened to mixed reviews from critics.

Cast

* Bola Edwards *

* Simi Hassan * Francis Sule * Casey Edema * Awazi Angbalaga

Synopsis

The plot revolves around a precious young little girl called Bukky who loves to assist her father enthusiastically to solve arithmetic and logic easily get into the nerves of her mother.

Production

The production of the film was initially supposed to begin by 2017 but had been stalled at numerous occasions due to financial issues and lack of cohesion from initial production team. A film project titled ''SADE'' which was originally taunted to be the first Nigerian animated film was eventually shelved in 2018 due to financial tussles. The film finally began its

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in November 2019 under Blessing's own production house Hot Ticket Productions. Around 30 cast and crew members were roped in for the film shooting. 11 year old Jessica Edwards, 13 year old David Edwards and array of eight lead cast and six supporting cast who were part of those auditioned and cast were also roped in as dubbing artists/voice actors to lend voice. However the film underwent further delays and derailment due to the

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and the resulting lockdowns in

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. The portions of the film's were mostly shot in Lagos amid regular power cuts. The film was shot as 3D animation with

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, at 24 frames per second for each cinematic effect. The film budget was estimated around ₦400 million.

Soundtrack

A collection of 14 track original album and individual tracks were composed by Oluchi Odii, Patrick Edwards, Marilyn Mayaki, Ufuoma Iliaro, Casey Edema, Caleb Audu, DJ Klem and Ava Momoh.

Awards and nominations

References

{{Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Animation Nigerian animated films Yoruba-language films 2020 computer-animated films Films shot in Lagos