Freetown | February 12, 2020
Sierra Leone’s finest actress and humanitarian Winstina Taylor has revealed plans to boost the movie industry in Sierra Leone. The US-based Sierra Leonean actress made this revelation during an interviewģ with this media on her recent movie projects in the United States and Nigeria.
According to the Nollywood and Sollyhood star, she is currently working on 3 major movie projects in the United States and in Nigeria. Her production company ‘Prime International Productions’ will be premiering Winstina’s latest movie ‘SIDE CHICK CHRONICLES’ on April 11th at the AMC Magic Johnson Movie Theater in Maryland, USA. The movie was shot in Nigeria and also features couple of Nollywood actors and actresses.
Her recent movie ‘BOTIE’ has just won two awards at an American Film Festival. “I’m currently doing a project called ‘The Good Wife’ with Adeyemi Lardner and Walter Anger from Nigeria,” said Winstina Taylor.
Winstina is also working on another movie titled ‘TABOO’, starring Winstina Taylor, Adeyemi Lardner and Fatty Bangs from Sierra Leone.
On her plans for the Sierra Leone movie industry, Winstina Taylor highlighted a project she is undertaking to house movie theatres in Freetown and other parts in Sierra Leone.
“Basically my plans for the Sierra Leone movie industry is that I’m doing a production building in Sierra Leone where I’m trynna have Prime International Productions to be hosting a lots of different things like reality TV shows, also to get theatres everywhere which I already have plans that I am putting into place with different theatres in different places. All the provinces to have like the same theatre. So when we release a movie, it will be all over the same theatres”, she states.
“That is my target I’m working on, hopefully at least by 2023 to 2025 all of them will be put in place. But the building I’m building is a five storey building. It should be finished and completed by 2021”, she continues.
“…and to do some productions and different things in Sierra Leone by God’s grace.”
Winstina Taylor is a multitasking, multi-talented, award winning Sierra Leonean raised; American trained actress, entrepreneur, philanthropist and humanitarian.
As a successful actress in the United States, some of her movies are now being distributed across Africa through the IROKO TV, DSTv Channels, UK Nations and many more outlets.
The ambitious Winstina is busy on the go, a woman who has her sights set on expanding her business and operations, having launched a successful production company – Prime International Productions in an effort to help upcoming filmmakers and entertainers to have a local production company to call home. For an educated and successful woman of her caliber, Winstina has managed to balance family, work and play, with serious dedication in helping the helpless especially her Sierra Leone community via Immaculate Charities, co – owned by her mother Rosemarie Sesay that is engaged in educating and feeding the poor in Sierra Leone and many other places. Winstina has taken a serious dedication to her Sierra Leone community in the US and back home. She has done educational tours to teach about health (communicable diseases, infectious diseases and hygiene) to the rural people of Sierra Leone. Winstina and her family are currently paying over 20 students’ school fees in Sierra Leone and employ more than 50 workers under Immaculate branch in Sierra Leone and a newly opened family Guest House in Makeni.
Winstina’s greatest mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with “some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style”, simply said by Maya Angelou, while putting a smile on everyone that comes around her and sees no one left behind in poverty or hunger.
By Ibrahi Sorious Samura
