August 08, (THEWILL) – Veteran Nollywood actress, Rita Dominic, has stated that being “silently blacklisted” in the movie industry pushed her into production.
The Nollywood diva disclosed this while speaking on a show hosted by Tobi Bakre, a media personality and former BBNaija housemate.
Dominic stated that she noticed she was blacklisted after she attempted to evolve as an actress.
She explained: “I always knew that I would like to go behind the camera and produce my own film. When it was time to form a production company that I co-own, it was a no-brainer because I had always wanted to do it.
“At some point in my career, I wanted to evolve and do different things. The people we used to work with a lot then didn’t understand that. More like they couldn’t be bothered. So I wasn’t getting work. I was blacklisted silently.
“Back then, there was a major blacklisting [of some actors]. Some of them got a lot of flack for it. However, mine was silent and I knew. That was actually one of the things that made me start producing movies.
“I went on to form the Audrey Silva Company with my business partner and we then produced ‘The Meeting’.”
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