Dry (2014 film)

Dry
Theatrical release poster
Directed byStephanie Linus
Written byStephanie Okereke
Produced byJane Lawalata
Stephanie Linus
Starring
CinematographyAngel Barroeta
Edited byJane Lawalata
Music byLisbeth Scott
Production
company
Next Page Productions
Distributed bySilverbird Film Distribution
Release dates
  • 29 November 2014 (2014-11-29) (Wales)
  • 2 August 2014 (2014-08-02) (Silverbird Galleria)
  • 14 August 2014 (2014-08-14) (Nigeria)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryNigeria
LanguageEnglish

Dry is a 2014 Nigerian drama film directed by Stephanie Linus and starring Stephanie Okereke, Liz Benson, William McNamara, Darwin Shaw and Paul Sambo. On 20 July 2013, a teaser trailer for the film was released,[1] in response to the Child marriage controversy ongoing in Nigeria at the time.[2]

The film's theme focuses on Vesicovaginal fistula condition and underaged marriage among young women, narrating the ordeal of a thirteen-year-old girl.[3]

  1. ^ "COMING SOON: Dry". Nollywood Reinvented. Nollywood Reinvented. 20 July 2013. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  2. ^ Adekoye, Segun (23 July 2014). "#ChildNotBride: Movie Trailer for Stephanie Okereke's upcoming movie 'DRY' [WATCH]". 360nobs.com. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  3. ^ Adekoye, Segun (24 July 2014). "#ChildNotBride: Movie Trailer for Stephanie Okereke's upcoming movie 'DRY' [WATCH]". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 13 July 2014.