Matthew taking the movie business by storm

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Photo shows Matthew, in grey top, directing at a court room scene of Battle Within.

Film maker Matthew Jolaosho is about to unveil his new production, Battle Within, after the ups and downs of the movie business – including Storm Dennis.

Matthew had travelled to Nigeria in February to make the full length film, focussing on mental health challenges faced by men, but his return to the UK was thwarted by the intense European windstorm which grounded flights.

“No sooner than I was back in the UK than Covid hit, which put all our plans out of sync,” said Matthew, who is a 40-something Media Production student at Bedford College,
“But, I had been lucky to get all the filming completed and post-production I will be considering our launch options with distributors.”

The film is about how men hide their mental health challenges, a specialist subject for Matthew who counsels and cares for those with mental health and learning challenges within private and NHS settings.

Matthew who is Nigerian and British, has great hopes for the overseas market via Nollywood, as the Nigerian film industry is called. He directed the film, it was produced by multiple-award winning Imoh Umoren who has credits with companies like Prime Videos, and the cast included: Nollywood Veteran actor JIDE KOSOKO, JOSEPH MOMODU, BABASEUN FASERU and VALERIE DISH.

Matthew joined Bedford College’s much admired South Bank Arts Centre, not least because he ‘Loves Bedford’ and was a regular visitor to the town before signing on for a Foundation Course.

From September he goes on the top up year of his degree and he has plans for two more films during that period, world crises permitting.

“Bedford College is good environment and I am looking forward to my final year in this lovely location.”

He also produces music videos and the ‘Afropop’ genre has massive potential. 
Find out more about Matthew’s work on his website  27thgeneration.com  

Matthew lives with his family in Milton Keynes.

Want to pursue a career in movies or music videos?
Visit www.bedford.ac.uk for information.