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🇳🇬 ABUJA, NIGERIA — HERE WE COME!

We’re beyond excited to announce that BRIDE PRICE has been officially selected for the 23rd Abuja International Film Festival 2026 in Nigeria! 🇳🇬

And the excitement doesn’t stop there! We’ve also been NOMINATED FOR OUTSTANDING FEATURE (FOREIGN)! 🏆🎉

What an incredible year this has been! To see our film continue reaching new audiences and receiving international recognition is truly a blessing.

📍 Abuja, Nigeria
🎬 Film Screening: October 22 | 5:00 PM
🏆 Awards Night: October 25, 2026

A huge thank you to our incredible cast, crew, and everyone who has supported this journey. We’re grateful for every milestone, and the journey continues! ❤️

#BridePriceMovie #AbujaInternationalFilmFestival #OutstandingFeature #FilmFestival #GeorgeFauxFilms by @gandy.evan

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🎬 ATLANTA — BRIDE PRICE IS COMING TO @bronzelens ! 🏆✨

We are incredibly proud to announce that BRIDE PRICE will be screening at the @bronzelens Film Festival in Atlanta!

📅 Saturday, August 29, 2026
⏰ 11:55 AM
📍 Tara Atlanta Theatre — Atlanta, GA

And this moment is even more special because
BRIDE PRICE has been nominated for
BEST FEATURE FILM! 🏆🏆🏆🎥

This nomination means so much to our team.

Behind this film were countless late nights, long shooting days, hours of creativity, hard work, sacrifice, and a team of people who believed in this story and gave everything they had to bring it to life.

To simply be nominated is already a tremendous reward.

To have our work recognized by BronzeLens, one of the most respected Black film festivals, is something we are truly grateful for. We are honored, humbled, and blessed to be among the films nominated for Best Feature Film.

To every cast member, crew member, supporter, family member, who has been part of this journey — this nomination belongs to all of us. ❤️

Thank you to the BronzeLens Film Festival for recognizing our work and giving @bridepricescreenplay this incredible platform.

Now Atlanta… come experience BRIDE PRICE with us on the big screen! 🍿🎬

🎟️ TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE NOW — LINK IN BIO!

#BridePrice #BronzeLensFilmFestival #BlackFilmmakers #georgefauxfilms by @gandy.evan

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2 months ago

Behind every face in this video is a story.

As I’m working on this project in Sierra Leone, I asked my cinematographer, @gandy.evan to capture one thing above everything else: the everyday lives of the people. I wanted people to see the strength, the resilience, the faith, and the humanity that often go unnoticed.

And that’s exactly what he captured.

Every person you see is carrying more than the weight on their head. They’re carrying the responsibility of feeding a family, raising children, surviving another day, and holding onto hope in circumstances that many of us could never imagine.

In many parts of the world, opportunity is limited. Resources are scarce. Access to quality education, healthcare, transportation, and stable employment can be a daily challenge. For countless families, every day begins with one question:

How will we make it today?

Yet somehow, they still smile. Every morning before the sun rises, they wake up.

They pray. They show up.

But what moved me the most wasn’t just their work ethic.

It was their faith.

Their faith in God is unshakable.

No matter how difficult life becomes, they still bow their heads and give thanks. They thank God for the meal they have, even if it’s their only meal that day. They thank God for waking them up. They thank God for giving them the strength to keep going. They trust that somehow, tomorrow will be better than today.

That kind of faith is powerful.

I believe this is one of the reasons so many immigrants work with relentless determination when they’re given an opportunity in another country. They know what it feels like to live where every dollar matters, where every meal is earned, and where opportunities are few. They understand sacrifice because they’ve lived it. They understand gratitude because they’ve experienced hardship.

These images are meant to remind us of the incredible strength of the human spirit.

The people in this video are not defined by what they lack. They are defined by their resilience, their faith, their work ethic, and their refusal to give up.

That kind of strength cannot be taught.

That kind of faith cannot be bought.

That kind of resilience deserve by @gandy.evan

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4 months ago

Another day in Sierra Leone. Today I took a trip up to the mountains above Freetown where the cool air was refreshing and the people's smiles were bigger. Thank you @theheydenadama for guiding me to this peaceful and beautiful area! #sierraleone #travelphotography #lensbabyusa #peacefulgetaway #westafrica by @gandy.evan

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5 months ago

Day 2 on @georgefauxfilms new production in Sierra Leone done! Here are some select photos from another day in Freetown. #freetown #documentary #travelphotography #westafrica #fishermen by @gandy.evan

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Some images from Sierra Leone while on production with @georgefauxfilms
#sierraleone #travelphotography #georgefauxpdx #documentary #africa taken in Freetown, Sierra Leone by @gandy.evan

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5 months ago

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6 months ago

@rosiehazemusic had a debut album release show tonight. The show was fantastic. Really great sultry original songs as well as some well picked covers (Fiona Apple and a dynamite Portishead piece). Check out her new album "For Who I Was" taken in Atlantis Lounge by @gandy.evan

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6 months ago

Some images from Cambodia. I was only there two days but it was fantastic. @lensbabyusa #travelphotography #lensbabyusa #cambodia #angkorwat #monkeys by @gandy.evan

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7 months ago

Images from my first week in Vietnam, spent mostly in the Ha Giang mountains in the north. #vietnam #lensbabyusa by @gandy.evan

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8 months ago

Photos from my friend's wedding yesterday. Congratulations Christen and Corey! ❤️
#lensbabyusa #wedding #weddingphotography by @gandy.evan

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a year ago

I regretted not bringing my cart today. Thanks step stool! You've come in handy so many times #stepstoolsarepeopletoo by @gandy.evan

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a year ago