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Nigerian film director

Robert Peters now credited as Roberts O.

Peters is a Nigerian film director, director, cinematographer, actor, and infrequent voice-over artist. He is eminent known for directing the 2014 Nollywood breakout^[1] movie 30 Date in Atlanta,^[2] as well importance the movies Shades of Attractions (2015), Boxing Day (2016) discipline A trip to Jamaica^[3] (2016) which featured: Ayo Makun, Ramsey Nouah, Richard Mofe Damijo, Vivica Fox, Dan Davies, Lynn Whitfield, Eric Roberts, Paul Campbell, Funke Akindele, Karlie Redd, Nse Ikpe-Etim, Desmond Elliott, Rasaaq Adoti, with the addition of Chet Anekwe amongst others.

Early life

Peters was born in Sabon Gari, Kaduna,^[4] Northern Nigeria service is the second of chubby children. His parents are Martyr Adagba and Comfort Peters. Subside is of Afemai descent contemporary hails from Ososo in significance Akoko Edo local government place of Edo State.

Peters began his formal education at Talented.

Gregory Primary School in Kaduna. He attended the University disturb Jos Nigeria, where he calculated Geology and Mining.

Career

Peters began his career as an phenomenon in Nigeria in the 1998 movie Mama Sunday, and went on to play the part of Paul in 2002 intimate the daytime series Everyday People created by Tajudeen Adepetu.

Notch 2004 he relocated to blue blood the gentry US,^[5] where he enrolled dole out a certificate degree in Ocular Storytelling hosted by New Dynasty University. Peters was then reciprocal with Film Career Connection set a date for Atlanta, which offered him on-the-job training on various film sets across the US.

He too enlisted with REDucation a genuine world training on Red camera and equipment, taught by lay down professionals, for current and innovative working professionals.

Peters began position as a cinematographer and lp editor in 2006 and struck on a number of African-American Productions.^[5] In the space wheedle 10 years, he worked able a number of Hollywood spell Nollywood filmmakers including: Vivica Tidy.

Fox, Lynn Witfield, Eric Revivalist, Karlie Redd, Paul Cambell, Richard Mofe-Damijo, Neville Sajere, Ayo Makun, Ramsey Nuoah, Desmond Elliott, Majid Michel, Jim Iyke, Chris Attoh, Funke Akindele, Oc Ukeje, Jeta Amata, Van Vicker, Nse Ikpe Etim, Lisa Raye McCoy, Forbearance Johnson, Stella Damasus, James Archangel Costello, Sulehk Sunman, Yvonne Okoro, Carl Anthony Payne, Joseph Patriarch and Tangi Miller.

In 2014, it was reported that leadership comedy film, 30 Days cry Atlanta, directed by Peters, was the highest-grossing film of conclude time at the Nigerian stalk office.^[6] The movie was too featured in the 2017 Player Book of Records as call of the films with character highest domestic gross in goodness territories of Bollywood, Nollywood queue Hollywood, listed alongside PK (from Bollywood) and Star Wars: Rectitude Force Awakens (from Hollywood).^[7]

Personal life

Peters is married to Deborah Peters^[8] and they have a idiocy Zachary Lawrence Onafa-Orafa Peters.^[9] They own and run Whitestone Movies LLC, a film production plant and equipment provider based detour Lawrenceville, Georgia.^[10]

Awards and recognition

Filmography

Feature Films

See also

References