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Filmmaker C.J. Obasi Wraps London Shoot for A Blue Butterfly

4/21/2026

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C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi, filmmaker, has finished filming A Blue Butterfly in London and will shoot in Rwanda for two weeks.
The cast includes Steve Toussaint (actor), Sanaa Lathan, Lucian Msamati, and others.
A Blue Butterfly is Obasi’s first feature since Mami Wata, Nigeria’s entry at the 96th Academy Awards.
Toussaint wrote the screenplay and plays Sentwali, a limousine driver who connects with a charismatic actress and reconsiders his future.

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Story summary

C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi, filmmaker, has finished filming A Blue Butterfly in London and will shoot in Rwanda for two weeks.
The cast includes Steve Toussaint (actor), Sanaa Lathan, Lucian Msamati, and others.
A Blue Butterfly is Obasi’s first feature since Mami Wata, Nigeria’s entry at the 96th Academy Awards.
Toussaint wrote the screenplay and plays Sentwali, a limousine driver who connects with a charismatic actress and reconsiders his future.