Lost Wax
When a young girl disappears from her apartment complex, Osas, a bronze caster and outsider in her community, is haunted by her grief for someone she only knew from a distance. In this surrealist drama weaving live action and 2D animation, we follow the thread between the disappearance of an Edo girl from Benin city and the stolen art of the Benin kingdom.
Festivals
(Canada) Reelworld Film Festival
(USA) Slamdance Film Festival
(UK) Woman with a Movie Camera Summit
Awards
ReelWorld Film Festival Outstanding Shorts Producer: Grace Shutti and Momo Spaine; Outstanding Shorts Cinematographer: Antonia Ramirez
Writer and Director Omorose Osagie
Producers: Grace Shutti & Momo Spaine
Executive Producer: Omorose Osagie
Consulting Producer: Mike Johnston
Director of Photography: Antonia Ramirez
Production Designer: Ogunmola Taiwo
Music: Nyla Smith
Cast
Osas: Eyiyemi Olivia Rogbinyin
Mercy’s Mother: Wumi Tuase
Mercy: Diana Egwuatu
Ege: Pamilerin Ayodeji
Vanessa Edet Arit
Temiloluwa Salamot
Aramide Sarumiup
Background
Osarumen Izevbigie
Abiola Shutti
Aisosa Igbinehi
Bimpe Adelakun
Damilare Aderoju
King David Bolatito
Malachi Chukwu
Ojelebi Christiana Precious
Riches Amaechi
Sharon-Gold Oyetola O.
Titilope Orotoye
Jibola Biodun
Crew
Production Manager Bolaji Gelax
Production Coordinator Busayomi Bamigbade
Production Assistant Samuel Olajumoke
Production Assistant: Jibola Biodun
Production Assistant Emmanuel Oluwole
Production Intern Blessing Eniola
Script Supervisor Fayomi Temitope
1st Assistant Director Adeniyi Ademola Yusuf
Camera Department Coordinator Hamad Ajibade
1st Assistant Camera Anate Joseph
2nd Assistant Camera Demilade Akinsanya
Camera Assistant Michael Uche
Camera Assistant Okpara Praise David
Camera Trainee Samuel Olajumoke
Supervising DIT Olayinka Kasali
DIT: Ozubbu Anthony
Gaffer: Young Gaffer Productions
Best Boy: Kwafo David. Michael Joseph Oluwaseyi & Omojevwe Emmanuel
Lighting Assistant: Nathaniel Dachung
Key Grip: James Ekegha
Best Boy Grip: Olayemi Habeeb
Grip Assistant: Jack Akpan
Crane Operator: Sam Oriabor
Location Manager: Babajide Adewoyin
Location Scout: John Oluwagunwa
Sound Recordist: Oluwaremilekun James Macaulay
Makeup Artist: Isiaka Asisat
Hairstylist: Francesca Ijeoma
Costume Designer: Aisha Tiga Kassim
Costume Assistant: Sito Charles
Set Designer: Oni Muyiwa
Art Assistant: Alex Ogedegbe
Sculptor: Bello Fatai Adekunle
Carpenter: Olapade Segun
BTS Justin Onugha
Drivers: Iseoluwa Adele, Daniel Obinna, Akeem Abiodun, Ismail Shittu
Catering Aurora Craft Services
Second Unit Crew
Director of Photography: Kate Smith
1st Assistant Director: Clara Salameh
1st Assistant Camera: Jamie Mitri
DIT: Nushi Sharma
Key Grip: Jonathan Frezza
Grip: Jones Belsher
Sound Recordist: Emma Eng
Post Production
Production Assistant: Chibueze Franklin Ndudirim
Editor: Melissa Lam
Assistant Editor: Charles Anthony
Animation Producer: Kaku Diniz
Animation Co-Director: Baboo Matsusaki
Concept Art: Gabriela Chamorro Diniz & Paulo Henrique Rodrigues
Animators: Gabriela Chamorro Diniz, Gabriel Zanatta & Paulo Henrique Rodrigues
Sound Designer and Re-recording Mixer: Christopher Clark
Colourist: Cameron McCutcheon