Cynthia Erivo is set to produce and star in a film that explores the story of a Yoruba princess who was reportedly gifted to the Queen Victoria.
According to Deadline,
Talking about the film Cynthia said,the film is based on the life of Sarah Forbes Bonette, a 19th-century Princess Egbado, born Omobo Aina, an orphan who was enslaved by the West African king and later gifted to Queen Victoria in 1850 and taken to England. Sarah fired in the middle of the British aristocracy, but was not spared brutal public scrutiny and personal suffering. Cynthia, along with the filmmakers, intends the biographical film to be “a celebration of Bonetta as a strategic, determined heroine who found a way to embrace her black, her African and eventually find love, forging a path that honored both her heritage and upbringing. "
I am excited to embark on this journey. It has taken a long time to get to a point where we can even begin to realize this dream. As a Nigerian British woman, to get the opportunity to tell the story of another Nigerian British woman who until now has been erased from the history books, is an honor. Miss Sarah Forbes Bonetta, Omoba Aina, is truly a passion of mine and I’m so pleased to have been able to find partners in the incredible women, Leah Clarke and Rienkje Attoh, to tell the story and finally give her a voice. I cannot wait to dive into her story. She is indeed the forgotten princess, forgotten no more.
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