Oga John Review (short film)… the message was loud and clear

Year: 2019
Genre: Depression, Drama
Cast: Joseph Imoikor, Ade Laoye, Joy Njoku
Director: Tolu Ajayi
Writer: Oje Ojeaga
Cinematographer: Muhammad Atta Ahmed
Summary: On a quiet evening in oga John’s shop, Alero, a peculiar customer, seems obsessed with organizing all the items on the shelves…

Overall Rating: Feast
Using very little dialogue, ‘Oga John’ made its heartbreaking message heard loud and clear
~Worth Watching~

Delicious
—‘Oga John’ successfully applied the ‘less is more’ approach (3 actors, minor lines, one color palette, minimum background music, and 2 locations) to draw focus on the gravity of its theme.
It’s difficult to touch on the points raised in ‘Oga John’ without giving away the story, so…we’ll just leave it at that 😌
—Oje Ojeaga, the screenwriter, was cunning to omit long dialogues so we could pay close attention to the littlest details; we actually had to re-watch the film to better appreciate the narrative
—Congratulations to the art direction team for designing the shop in a way that set a tense atmosphere for the film
—-You cannot go wrong with oga John’s big piercing eyes😄He didn’t say much yet his look made us sooo uncomfortable. We were wondering the entire time whether he was a friend or foe.
Ade Laoye (playing Alero), as always, is a beauty to behold; her extreme quietness made us uneasy as we were anxiously trying to figure her out

Bland
—Cinematography played it safe; ‘Oga John’ could have benefited from more dramatic movements of the camera to show the intensity of the scenes as well as Alero’s emotions