Kemi Lala Akindoju & Babatunde Apalowo’s “In the Shadows of Good Fortune” Set for Post-Production Lab at Marrakech

“In the Shadows of Good Fortune,” a new film by Kemi Lala Akindoju is gearing up for it’s final stages of production at the 7th edition of the Atlas Workshops at the Marrakech International Film Festival (FIFM). 

The film which has Lala as producer and Babatunde Apalowo as the writer and director is among the films selected for post-production support at the festial which will run from December 1 to 5, 2024.

Sharing the exciting news on Instagram, Lala said,

Super excited to announce my next film ‘IN THE SHADOWS OF GOOD FORTUNE’ which is a collaboration with the very talented Babatunde Apalowo.

The film is a project by Babatunde Polymath Pictures and Lala’s The Make It Happen Production Company, the project also enlists co-production efforts from Nkechi Okere, Jamiu Shoyode, and Oludara Egerton-Shyngle.

Since its inception in 2018, the Atlas Workshops have fostered collaboration and supported emerging filmmakers from Africa and the Arab world. This year’s lineup includes 17 projects in development and 10 films in production or post-production, selected from over 300 submissions across 13 countries, offering a platform for regional talents to connect with global industry experts.

Below is the complete list of projects and films selected for the Atlas Workshops

Development Projects:

• Alicante – Lina Soualem (Algeria) – Debut fiction film
• Flowers of the Dead (Flôr di finado) – Nuno Miranda (Cape Verde) – Debut film
• Ici repose – Moly Kane (Senegal) – Debut film
• The Last Beast of Atlas – Walid Messnaoui (Morocco) – Debut film
• Lucky Girl (Chanceuse) – Linda Lô (Senegal) – Debut film
• The Orange Grove – Murad Abu Eisheh (Jordan) – Debut film
• Princesse Téné – Fabien Dao (Burkina Faso) – Debut film
• Pure Madness (Pure folie) – Inès Arsi (Tunisia) – Documentary – Debut film
• Samir, The Accidental Spy (Samir, Espion malgré lui) – Charlotte Rabate (Syria) – Debut film
• She Shelter (Le Refuge) – Talal Selhami (Morocco) – 3rd film
• She Source (Al Madda) – Mouloud Ouyahia (Algeria) – Debut film
• Sour Turn, 2023 (À vous, 2023) – Cynthia Sawma (Lebanon) – Debut film

Moroccan Development Projects:

• And Still I Rise (À balles perdues, mon âme gagnée) – Djanis Bouzyani (Morocco) | Documentary – Debut film
• Dar Marjana – Lamia Lazrak (Morocco) | Documentary – Debut film
• Fatwa – Mohamed El Badaoui (Morocco) – 4th film
• The Field (Le Champ) – Mohamed Bouhari (Morocco) – Debut film
• The Nours (Les Frères Nour) – Yassine Iguenfer (Morocco) – Debut film

Films in Production or Postproduction:

• Aisha Can’t Fly Away – Morad Mostafa (Egypt) – Debut film
• All That’s Left of You – Cherien Dabis (Palestine) – 3rd film
• Aardi – Tala Hadid (Morocco) – 3rd film
• Behind the Palm Trees – Meryem Benm’barek (Morocco) – 2nd film
• Chronicles from the Siege – Abdallah Alkhatib (Palestine) – 2nd film
• In the Shadows of Good Fortune – Babatunde Apalowo (Nigeria) – 2nd film
• It’s a Sad and Beautiful World – Cyril Aris (Lebanon) – Debut fiction film
• Laundry (Uhlanjululo) – Zamo Mkhwanazi (South Africa) – Debut film
• Once Upon a Time in Gaza – Tarzan & Arab Nasser (Palestine) – 3rd film

Atlas Film Showcase:

• El Sett – Marwan Hamed (Egypt)

Selected Moroccan Professionals for Atlas Station:

• Youssef Amar – Producer
• Khaoula Assebab – Director and Producer
• Zineb Chafchaouni Moussaoui – Director
• Meriame Essadak – Producer
• Aymane Hammou – Director and Producer
• Hicham Harrag – Director and Producer
• Samir Harrag – Director and Producer
• Safae Lahgazi Alaoui – Director
• Jabrane Lakhssassi – Director and Producer
• Basma Rkioui – Director and Producer