Versatile filmmaker, Ibrahim Yekini, aka Itele, has said that he is not in possession of the masters of the films he produced in the past.
He sees this as a price he has paid for growth, saying he could not tell marketers that the works ought to belong to him after six months.
Reflecting on his journey, Itele says, “What I needed then was not the money but for people to see what I was capable of so I didn’t pay attention to certain things.
“I don’t have a master to any of the films I produced in the past and that’s because I didn’t have the mind to tell the marketers that we should sign a contract that this film belongs to me after six months because I was scared that they might throw out my film even though I produced the movie with my money,” said Yekini.
Speaking on how he transitioned to film directing he said: “Don Richard used to be my director back in the days but we had a misunderstanding when I shot a certain movie, the marketers requested for Part Two, I couldn’t reach out to him, so I took up the courage to direct the part two myself.”
