Daryush Shokof signs on to Direct and Produce Upcoming Dramatic Action Film "Ekundayo"

Daryush Shokof, director and producer of upcoming "Moon and 8" signs on to direct and produce upcoming "Ekundayo," a dramatic action film in the spirit of "Blood Diamond" and "The Last King of Scotland," inspired by true events.
 
LOS ANGELES - May 15, 2013 - PRLog -- Daryush Shokof, director and producer of the upcoming 3D action/adventure "Moon and 8" has just announced that he has signed on to direct and produce upcoming "Ekundayo," a dramatic action film in the spirit of "Blood Diamond," "The Last King of Scotland" and "Hotel Rwanda". "Ekundayo" will be produced by Shif Productions and Willow Road Entertainment alongside Mr. Shokof, Shaheen Shokoofandeh, Teresa Schaeffer and Emily Vajda. Teresa Schaeffer and Emily Vajda will pen the script. The film will have a World Release in 2015.

"Ekundayo" is a story about two young teenagers in Sierra Leone, Ekundayo and Obi, who are kidnapped by a rebel guerilla group, initiated and brutalized into becoming vicious child soldiers. Obi becomes a killer but Ekundayo grieves for all of the lives that are lost. During a village raid, Ekundayo encounters a girl from his past and realizes that a better future beyond the life of the guerilla army awaits them. As they attempt to flee for the safety of a UN refugee camp, Obi is sent out to track down and kill his old friend.

"After reading the treatment for 'Ekundayo', I knew that it was a story that needed to be brought to life," said Shokof. "In many of my films I like to bring forth the harsh reality of life, the struggle, the hurt, the pain. I want my films to touch the audience and to show them that we, as people, can rise above, just as we are doing with my upcoming film 'Moon and 8.'"

"Moon and 8" is an upcoming 3D action/adventure film in the spirit of "Independence Day," "The Day After Tomorrow" and "The Impossible," produced by Shif Productions and Willow Road Entertainment alongside Raphael Benoliel (Les Miserables, Midnight in Paris), Daryush Shokof, Shaheen Shokoofandeh and Teresa Schaeffer; set for a wide theatrical release run in 2014.
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