Trybe Films

Meet Adejare 'AdeJazz' Played by Benedict Emmanuel @nuellbenedict Nigeria’s biggest Jazz star, Adejare is wealthy, famous, and very loved. In court, he presents himself as polished and controlled, but beneath that image lies a volatile man struggling to keep himself together.

MEET CYNTHIA Played by Precious Onyekwelibe Adejare’s ex-girlfriend, the complainant. Cynthia enters the courtroom carrying the weight of what she says happened. Visibly traumatized, she moves between vulnerability and defiance as she faces the scrutiny of the court.

Meet the designers The brains and hands that worked the set, costume, prop and production as a whole. The reason our film is beautiful. We are proud of their work and we hope they are proud of ours too. #iftdpremiere #thetrybe #creativity

Meet Barr. Yinka Played by Aaron Ayo Akinyemi. Barr. Yinka is a passionate and intelligent lawyer who sees himself as a defender of women and a voice for justice. Aaron brought intelligent confidence to the character. A lawyer who thinks quickly and commands the room.

Played by Empress Blessing Allen Bar. Odemwingie is a defense lawyer, skilled at needling witnesses with rapid-fire questions. Empress gave life to Bar. Odemwingie, with her quick wit and strategic portrayal. She showed the intelligence and mental agility.

Meet the architects and brain behind the story The Writers From the ideation to first draft to the shoot draft. They kept the truth and soul of the story. We are proud of the work that they collectively achieved with this film and we hope they are proud of it just as much.

Meet Manager Ben Played by Belu Ogbuka Adejare’s manager of over five years, Ben is loyal, business-minded, and deeply invested in protecting his client—and the brand they’ve built together. Belu brought a protective energy to the character, capturing Ben’s loyalty. #IFTD

Introducing our amazing Sound/Music team. The sound minds. The ones that curated the audio experience for our film. We are super proud of the work they've done and we hope they are just as proud. #WeAreTheTrybe

Meet the team that formed our Visual Language. The cinematographers. Led by Ameh Joshua and Chukuka Osabiku, the cinematography team pulled up strong with what would become the visual telling of our film, I Find The Defendant... #IFTD #WeAreTheTrybe