After developing the story with co-writer Bukunmi Ajakaiye and figuring out the pre-production for about two years, filming began in Lagos as the world recovered from COVID-19.
To bring his vision to life, the director worked closely with the late Pat Nebo on the production design across locations in Lagos and Kaduna.
In a recent interview with Pulse, Effiong shed some light on what it took to bring his vision to life. In his words, “We can’t talk about The Black Book without talking about Pat Nebo. Everything that you see in the film that is not human is production design. We built 38 sets throughout the film, and every single one of them looks amazing. He built everything from scratch.”
